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ToTo thethe ComickeComic, Play-readersPlay-readers, VeneryVenery,
andand LaughterLaughter.

THE_THETHE fashionfashion ofof play-makingplaymaking, II cancan proper-properlyproper∣lyproperly
ly
comparecompare toto nothingnothing, soso naturallynaturally, asas
thethe alterationalteration inin apparellapparel: ForFor inin thethe timetime
ofof thethe Great-crop-doubletGreat crop-doubletGreat-crop-doublet, youryour hugehuge
bombastedbombasted plaiesplays, quiltedquilted withwith mightymighty
wordswords toto leanelean purposepurpose waswas onelyonly thenthen
inin fashionfashion. AndAnd asas thethe doubletdoublet fellfell, neaterneater inuentionsinventions
begannebegan toto setset vpup. NowNow inin thethe timetime ofof sprucenesspruceness, ourour
plaiesplays followefollow thethe nicenesniceness ofof ourour GarmentsGarments, singlesingle plotsplots,
quaintquaint conceitsconceits, letcherouslecherous iestsjests, drestdressed vpup inin hanginghanging
sleeuessleeves, andand thosethose areare fitfit forfor thethe TimesTimes, andand thethe TearmersTermerstermers:
SuchSuch aa kindkind ofof light-colourlight-colour SummerSummer stuffestuff, mingledmingled withwith
diuersediversedivers colourscolours, youyou shallshall findefind thisthis publishedpublished ComedyComedy,
goodgood toto keepekeep youyou inin anan afternooneafternoon fromfrom dicedice, atat homehome inin
youryour chamberschambers; andand forfor veneryvenery youyou shallshall findefind enoughenough,
forfor sixepencesixpence, butbut wellwell couchtcouched andand youyou markemark itit. ForFor Ve-VenusVe∣nusVenus
nus
beingbeing aa womanwoman passespasses throughthrough thethe playplay inin doubletdoublet
andand breechesbreeches, aa brauebrave disguisedisguise andand aa safesafe oneone, ifif thethe Sta-StatuteSta∣tuteStatute
tute
vntyuntie notnot herher cod-peececodpiece pointpoint. TheThe bookbook II makemake nono
questionquestion, butbut isis fitfit forfor manymany ofof youryour companiescompanies, asas wellwell
asas thethe personperson it selfeitselfeitself, andand maymay beebe allowedallowed bothboth GalleryGallery
roomeroom atat thethe play-houseplayhouse, andand chamber-roomechamber-room atat youryour
lodginglodging: worseworse thingsthings II mustmust needsneeds confesseconfess thethe worldworld

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ha’shas taxttaxed herher forfor, thenthanthen hashas beenebeen writtenwritten ofof herher; butbut ’tis’tis
thethe excellencyexcellency ofof aa WriterWriter, toto leaueleave thingsthings betterbetter thenthan
hehe findsfinds ’em’em; thoughthough somesome obscœneobscoeneobscene fellowfellow (thatthat carescares notnot
whatwhat hehe writeswrites againstagainst othersothers, yetyet keepeskeeps aa mysticallmystical bau-baudy-housebau∣dy-housebawdy-house
dy-house
himselfehimself, andand entertainesentertains drunkardsdrunkards, toto makemake
vseuse ofof theirtheir pocketspockets, andand ventvent hishis priuateprivate bottle-alebottle-ale atat
mid-nightmidnight) thoughthough suchsuch aa oneone wouldwould hauehave riptripped vpup thethe
mostmost nastynasty vicevice, thatthat euerever hellhell belchtbelched forthforth, andand presentedpresented
itit toto aa modestmodest AssemblyAssembly; yetyet wewe ratherrather wishwish inin suchsuch
discoueriesdiscoveries, wherewhere reputationreputation lieslies bleedingbleeding, aa
slackenesseslackness ofof truthtruth, thenthan fulnessefullness
ofof slanderslander.


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PrologusPrologus.

AA PlayPlay (expectedexpected longlong) makesmakes thethe AudienceAudience lookelook
ForFor wonderswonders: — thatthat eacheach ScœneScoeneScenescene shouldshould bebe aa bookebook,
Compos’dComposed toto allall perfectionperfection; eacheach oneone comescomes
AndAnd bringsbrings aa playplay in’sin’s headhead withwith himhim: vpup hehe summessums,
WhatWhat hehe wouldwould ofof aa RoaringRoaring GirleGirl hauehave writwrit;
IfIf thatthat hehe findesfinds notnot herehere, hehe mewesm●wesmews atat itit.
OnelyOnly wewe intreateentreat youyou thinkethink ourour ScoeneScenescene.
CannotCannot speakespeak highhigh (thethe subiectsubject beingbeing butbut meanemean)
AA RoaringRoaring GirleGirl (whosewhose notesnotes tilltill nownow neuernever werewere)
ShallShall fillfill withwith laughterlaughter ourour vastvast TheaterTheater,
That’sThat’s allall whichwhich II daredare promisepromise: TragickTragic passionpassion,
AndAnd suchsuch grauegrave stuffestuff, isis thisthis dayday outout ofof fashionfashion.
II seesee attentionattention setssets widewide opeopeopen herher gatesgates
OfOf hearinghearing, andand withwith couetouscovetous listninglistening waiteswaits,
ToTo knowknow whatwhat GirleGirl, thisthis RoaringRoaring GirleGirl shouldshould bebe.
(ForFor ofof thatthat TribeTribe areare manymany.) OneOne isis sheeshe
ThatThat roaresroars atat midnightmidnight inin deepedeep TauerneTavern bowlesbowls,
ThatThat beatesbeats thethe watchwatch, andand ConstablesConstablesConstable’s controulscontrols;
AnotherAnother roaresroars i’thi’th’i’th dayday timetime, swearesswears, stabbesstabs, giuesgives brauesbraves,
YetYet sellssells herher soulesoul toto thethe lustlust ofof foolesfools andand slauesslaves.
BothBoth thesethese areare Suburbe-roarersSuburb-roarers. ThenThen there’sthere’s (besidesbesides)
AA ciuillcivil CittyCity▪ RoaringRoaring GirleGirl, whosewhose pridepride,
FeastingFeasting, andand ridingriding, shakesshakes herher husbandshusband’s statestate,
AndAnd leauesleaves himhim RoaringRoaring throughthrough anan yroniron grategrate.
NoneNone ofof thesethese RoaringRoaring GirlesGirls isis oursours: sheeshe fliesflies
VVithWith wingswings moremore loftylostylofty. ThusThus herher charactercharacter lyeslies,
YetYet whatwhat needeneed characterscharacters? whenwhen toto giuegive aa gesseguess,
IsIs betterbetter thenthan thethe personperson toto expresseexpress;
ButBut wouldwould youyou knowknow whowho ’tis’tis? wouldwould youyou hearehear herher namename?
SheeSheshe isis cal’dcalled maddemad MollMoll; herher lifelife, ourour actsacts proclaimeproclaim.

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DramatisDramatis PersonæPersonaePersonae.


SirSir AlexanderAlexander WentgraueWentgraneWengraveWentgrane, andand Neats-footNeatfootNeats-foot hishis manman.
SirSir AdamAdam AppletonAppleton.
SirSir DauyDavy DapperDapper.
SirSir BewteousBeauteousBewteous GanymedGanymedeGanymed.
LordLord NolandNoland.
YongYoung WentgraueWentgraneWengraveWentgrane,
IackeJack DapperDapper, andand GullGull hishis pagepage.
GoshawkeGoshawk.
GreenewitGrèenewitGreenwit.
LaxtonLuxtonLuxtonLaxton.

}CiuesCives &et VxoresUxoresuxores.
Tilt-yardTiltyard.
OpenworkeOpenwork.
GallipotGallipot.

MolMoll thethe RoaringRoaring GirleGirl.
TrapdooreTrapdoortrapdoor.

SirSir GuyGuy Fitz-allardFitz-allard.
MaryMary Fitz-allardFitz-allard hishis daughterdaughter.

CurtilaxCurtilax aa SergiantSergeantsergeant, andand
HangerHanger hishis YeomanYeoman.

MinistriMinistri.

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Act.Act. 1.1. Scoe.SceneScoe. 1.1.

EnterEnter MaryMaryMarry Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard disguiseddisguised likelike aa sempstersempster withwith aa casecase forfor
bandsbands, andand NeatfootNeatfoot aa seruingmanservingman withwith herher, withwith aa napkinnapkin onon
hishis shouldershoulder, andand aa trenchertrencher inin hishis handhand asas fromfrom tabletable.

NeatfooteNeatfootNeatfoote.
THe_THeTHeThe yongyoung gentlemangentleman (ourour youngyoung maistermaster) SirSir
AlexandersAlexander’s sonneson, isis itit intointo hishis earesears (sweetsweet
DamsellDamsel) (emblemeemblem ofof fragilityfragility) youyou
desiredesire toto hauehave aa messagemessage transportedtransported, oror toto bebe tran-transcendenttran∣scendent
scendenttranscendent.
MaryMaryAA priuateprivate wordword oror twotwo SirSir, nothingnothing
 elseelse.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.YouYou shallshall fructifiefructify inin thatthat whichwhich youyou comecome forfor: youryour
pleasurepleasure shallshall bebe satisfiedsatisfied toto youryour fullfull contentationcontentation: II willwill
(fairestfairest treetree ofof generationgeneration) watchwatch whenwhen ourour youngyoung maistermaster isis
erectederected, (thatthat isis toto saysay vpup) andand deliuerdeliver himhim toto thisthis youryour mostmost
whitewhite handhand.
MaryMaryThankesThanks sirsir.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.AndAnd withallwithal certifiecertify himhim, thatthat II hauehave culledculled outout forfor
himhim (nownow hishis bellybelly isis replenishedreplenished) aa daintierdaintier bitbit oror modicomemodicum
thenthanthen anyany laylay vponupon hishis trenchertrencher atat dinnerdinner — hathhath hehe notionnotion
ofof youryour namename, II beseechbeseech youryour chastitiechastity.
MaryMaryOneOne SirSir, ofof whomwhom hehe be spakebebespakebe spake spoken fallingfalling bandsbands.

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Neat.NeatfootNeat.FallingFalling bandsbands, itit shallshall soso bebe giuengiven himhim, — — ifif youyou
pleaseplease toto ventureventure youryour modestymodesty inin thethe hallhall, amongstamongst aa curle-curlepatedcurle∣patedcurl-pated
pated
companycompany ofof ruderude seruingmenserving-men, andand taketake suchsuch asas theythey cancan
setset beforebefore youyou, youyou shallshall bebe mostmost seriouslyseriously, andand ingeniouslyingeniously
welcomewelcome.
MaryMaryII hauehave dyeddied indeedindeed alreadyalready sirsir.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.— — OrOr willwill youyou vouchsafevouchsafe toto kissekiss thethe liplip ofof aa
cupcup ofof richrich OrleansOrleans inin thethe buttrybuttery amongstamongst ourour waitingwaiting womenwomen.
MaryMaryNotNot nownow inin truthtruth sirsir.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.OurOur yongyoung MaisterMaster shallshall thenthen hauehave aa feelingfeeling ofof youryour
beingbeing herehere presentlypresently itit shallshall soso bebe giuengiven himhim.ExitExit NeatfooteNeatfootNeatfoote,
MaryMarymarryII humblyhumbly thankethank youyou sirsir, butbut thatthat mymy bosomebosom
IsIs fullfull ofof bitterbitter sorrowessorrows, II couldcould smilesmile,
ToTo seesee thisthis formallformal ApeApe playplay AntickAntic trickstricks:
ButBut inin mymy breastbreast aa poysonedpoisoned arrowarrow stickessticks,
AndAnd smilessmiles cannotcannot becomebecome meme, LoueLove wouenwoven sleightlyslightly
(SuchSuch asas thythy falsefalse heartheart makesmakes) weareswears outout asas lightlylightly,
ButBut louelove beingbeing truelytruly bredbred ithi’th’ith’ thethe soulesoul (likelike minemine)
BleedsBleeds eueneven toto deathdeath, atat thethe leastleast woundwound itit takestakes,
TheThe moremore wewe quenchquench thisthis, thethe lesseless itit slakesslakes: OhOhO meme!

EnterEnter SebastianSebastian WengraueWengraveWengraue withwith NeatfooteNeatfootNeatfoote.

Seb.SebastianSeb.AA SempsterSempster speakespeak withwith meme, saistsaystsayest thouthou.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.YesYes sirsir, she’sshe’s therethere, viuaviva vocevoce, toto deliuerdeliver herher auricularauricular
confessionconfession.
Seb.SebastianSeb.WithWith meme sweetsweet heartheart. WhatWhat istis’t?
MaryMaryII hauehave broughtbrought homehome youryour bandsbands sirsir.
Seb.SebastianSeb.BandsBands: NeatfooteNeatfoot.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.SirSir.
Seb.SebastianSeb.PritheePrithee looklook inin, forfor allall thethe GentlemenGentlemen areare vponupon risingrising.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.YesYes sirsir, aa mostmost methodicallmethodical attendanceattendance shallshall bebe giuengiven.
Seb.SebastianSeb.AndAnd dostdost hearehear, ifif mymy fatherfather callcall forfor meme, saysay II amam
busybusy withwith aa SempsterSempster.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.YesYes sirsir, heehe shallshall knowknow itit thatthat youyou areare busiedbusied withwith aa
needle womanneedleneedlewomanneedle woman woman.
Seb.SebastianSeb.In’sIn’s eareear goodgood Neat-footeNeatfoot,

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Neat.NeatfootNeat.ItIt shallshall bebe soso giuengiven himhim.ExitExit Neat-footeNeatfoot.
Seb.SebastianSeb.BandsBands, y’arey’areyou’re mistakenmistaken sweetesweet heartheart, II bespakebespakebespoke nonenone,
whenwhen, wherewhere, II pritheeprithee, whatwhat bandsbands, letlet meme seesee themthem.
MaryMaryYesYes sirsir, aa bondbond fastfast sealedsealed, withwith solemnesolemn oathesoaths,
SubscribedSubscribed vntounto (asas II thoughtthought) withwith youryour soulesoul:
DeliueredDelivered asas youryour deeddeed inin sightsight ofof heauenheaven,
IsIs thisthis bondbond canceldcancelled, hauehave youyou forgotforgotforgotten meme.
Seb.SebastianSeb.Ha!Ha! lifelife ofof mymy lifelife: SirSir GuyGuy Fitz-AllardsFitz-allard’s daughterdaughter,
WhatWhat hashas transform’dtransformed mymy louelove toto thisthis strangestrange shapeshape?
StayStay: makemake allall suresure, — soso: nownow speakespeak andand bebe briefebrief,
BecauseBecause thethe wolfe’swolf’s atat doredoor thatthat lyeslies inin waitewait,
ToTo preyprey vponupon vsus bothboth albeitalbeit minemine eyeseyes
AreAre blestblessed byby thinethine, yetyet thisthis soso strangestrange disguisedisguise
HoldsHolds meme withwith fearefear andand wonderwonder.
MaryMaryMinesMine’smine’s aa loathedloathed sightsight,
WhyWhy fromfrom itit areare youyou banishtbanished elseelse soso longlong.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II mustmust cutcut shortshort mymy speechspeech, inin brokenbroken languagelanguage,
ThusThus muchmuch sweetesweet MollMoll, II mustmust thythy companycompany shunshun,
II courtcourt anotheranother MollMoll, mymy thoughtsthoughts mustmust runrun,
AsAs aa horsehorse runsruns, thatsthat’s blindblind, roundround inin aa MillMill,
OutOut eueryevery stepstep, yetyet keepingkeeping oneone pathpath stillstill.
MaryMaryVmhUmhumh: mustmust youyou shunshun mymy companycompany, inin oneone knotknot
HaueHave bothboth ourour handshands byt’hbyth’ handshands ofof heauenheaven benebeen tyedtied,
NowNow toto bebe brokebroke, II thoughtthought meme onceonce youryour BrideBride:
OurOur fathersfathers diddid agreeagree onon thethe timetime whenwhen,
AndAnd mustmust anotheranother bed-fellowbedfellow fillfill mymy roomeroom.
Seb.SebastianSeb.SweeteSweet maidmaid, letslet’s looselose nono timetime, tis’tis inin heauensheaven’s bookebook
SetSet downedown, thatthat II mustmust hauehave theethee: anan oathoath wewe tooketook,
ToTo keepkeep ourour vowesvows, butbut whenwhen thethe knightknight youryour fatherfather
WasWas fromfrom minemine partedparted, stormesstorms beganbegan toto sitsit
VponUpon mymy couetouscovetous fathersfather’s browbrow: whichwhich fellfell
FromFrom themthem onon meme, hehe reckondreckoned vpup whatwhat goldgold
ThisThis marriagemarriage wouldwould drawdraw fromfrom himhim, atat whichwhich hehe sworeswore,
ToTo looselose soso muchmuch bloudblood, couldcould notnot grieuegrieve himhim moremore.
HeHe thenthen diswadesdissuades meme fromfrom theethee, cal’dcalled theethee notnot fairefair,
AndAnd asktasked whatwhat isis sheeshe, butbut aa beggarsbeggar’s heireheir?
HeHe scorn’dscorned thythy dowrydowry ofof (5000)five thousand5000 MarkesMarks.

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IfIf suchsuch aa summesum ofof monymoney couldcould bebe foundfound,
AndAnd II wouldwould matchmatch withwith thatthat, hee’dhe’d notnot vndoeundo itit,
ProuidedProvided hishis bagsbags mightmight addeadd nothingnothing toto itit,
ButBut vow’dvowed, ifif II tooketook theethee, naynay moremore, diddid sweareswear itit,
SaueSave birthbirth fromfrom himhim II nothingnothing shouldshould inheritinherit.
MaryMaryWhatWhat followesfollows thenthen, mymy ship-wrackeshipwreck.
Seb.SebastianSeb.DearestDearest nono:
ThoThough wildlywildly inin aa laborinthlabyrinth II gogo,
MyMy endend isis toto meetemeet theethee: withwith aa sideside windewind
MustMust II nownow sailesail, elseelse II nono hauenhaven cancan findefind
ButBut bothboth mustmust sinkesink for euerforforeverfor euerever. There’sThere’s aa wenchwench
Cal’dCalled MolMoll, madmad MolMoll, oror merrymerry MollMoll, aa creaturecreature
SoSo strangestrange inin qualityquality, aa wholewhole cittycity takestakes
NoteNote ofof herher namename andand personperson, allall thatthat affectionaffection
II oweowe toto theethee, onon herher inin counterfetcounterfeit passionpassion,
II spendspend toto madmad mymy fatherfather: hehe beleeuesbelieves
II doatedote vponupon thisthis RoaringRoaring GirleGirl, andand grieuesgrieves
AsAs itit becomesbecomes aa fatherfather forfor aa sonneson,
ThatThat couldcould bebe soso bewitchtbewitched: yetyet ilei’llI’ll gogo onon
ThisThis crokedcrooked wayway, sighsigh stillstill forfor herher, fainefain dreamesdreams,
InIn whichwhich ileI’ll talketalk onelyonly ofof herher, thesethese streamesstreams
ShallShall, II hopehope, forceforce mymy fatherfather toto consentconsent
ThatThat heerehere II anchoranchor ratherrather thenthan bebe rentrent
VponUpon aa rockerock soso dangeroursdangerousdangeroursdangerous, ArtArt thouthou pleas’dpleased,
BecauseBecause thouthou seestseest wewe areare way-laidwaylaid, thatthat II taketake
AA pathpath thatsthat’s safesafe, thothough itit bebe farrefar aboutabout,
MaryMarymarryMyMy prayersprayers withwith heauenheaven guideguide theethee,
Seb.SebastianSeb.ThenThen II willwill onon,
MyMy fatherfather isis atat handhand, kissekiss andand begonbegone;
HowresHours shallshall bebe watchtwatched forfor meetingsmeetings; II mustmust nownow
AsAs menmen forfor fearefear, toto aa strangestrange IdollIIdolI doll doll bowbow.
MaryMaryFarewellFarewell.
Seb.SebastianSeb.IleI’ll guideguide theethee forthforth, whenwhen nextnext wewe meetemeet,
AA storystory ofof MollMoll shallshall makemake ourour mirthmirth moremore sweetsweet.ExeuntExeunt
EnterEnter SirSir AlexanderAlexander WengraueWengraveWengraue, SirSir DauyDavy DapperDapper, SirSir AdamAdam
AppletonAppleton, GoshakeGoshawkGoshake, LaxtonLaxton, andand GentlemenGentlemen.
OmnesOmnesThanksThanks goodgood SirSir AlexanderAlexander forfor ourour bounteousbounteous cheerecheer:

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Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexFyFie, fyfie, inin giuinggiving thankesthanks youyou paypay totoo dearedear.
S.SirS. Dap.DapperDap.WhenWhen bountybounty spreadesspreads thethe tabletable, faithfaith t’were’twere sinnesin,
(atat goinggoing ofof) ifif thankesthanks shouldshould notnot stepstep inin.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNoNo moremore ofof thankesthanks, nono moremore, II marymarry SirSir,
Th’innerTh’inner roomeroom waswas tootoo closeclose, howhow dodo youyou likelike
ThisThis ParlourParlour GentlmenGentlemen?
OmnesOmnesOhOhO passingpassing wellwell.
AdamAdamWhatWhat aa sweetsweet breathbreath thethe aireair castscasts heerehere, soso coolecool,
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.II likelike thethe prospectprospect bestbest.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SeeSee howhow tis’tis furnishtfurnished.
S.SirS. Dap.DapperDap.AA veryvery fairefair sweetesweet roomeroom.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSirSir DauyDavy DapperDapper,
TheThe furniturefurniture thatthat dothdoth adorneadorn thisthis roomeroom,
CostCost manymany aa fairefair graygrey groatgroat ereere itit camecame herehere,
ButBut goodgood thingsthings areare mostmost cheapecheap, whenwhen th’areth’arethey’re mostmost deeredear,
NayNay whenwhen youyou lookelook intointo mymy galleriesgalleries,
HowHow brauelybravely theythey areare trim’dtrimmed vpup, youyou allall shallshall sweareswear
YareY’areyou’re highlyhighly pleasdpleased toto seesee whatswhat’s setset downedown therethere:
StoriesStoriesStoreys ofof menmen andand womenwomen (mixtmixed togethertogether
FaireFair onesones withwith foulefoul, likelike sun-shinesunshine inin wetwet wetherweather)
WithinWithin oneone squaresquare aa thousandthousand headsheads areare laidlaid
SoSo closeclose, thatthat allall ofof headsheads, thethe roomeroom seeemesseems mademade,
AsAs manymany facesfaces therethere (fiil’dfill’dfilled withwith blithblithe lookeslooks)
ShewShow likelike thethe promisingpromising titlestitles ofof newnew bookesbooks,
(WritWrit merilymerrily) thethe ReadersReaders beingbeing theirtheir owneown eyeseyes,
WhichWhich seemeseem toto mouemove andand toto giuegive plauditiesplaudities,
AndAnd herehere andand therethere (whilstwhilst withwith obsequiousobsequious earesears,
Throng’dThronged heapesheaps dodo listenlisten) aa cut pursecutcutpursecutpursepurse thruststhrusts andand leeresleers
WithWith haukeshawk’s eyeseyes forfor hishis preyprey: II needneed notnot shewshow himhim,
ByBy aa hanginghanging villanousvillainous lookelook, your seluesyourselves maymay knowknow himhim,
TheThe faceface isis drawnedrawn soso rarelyrarely, ThenThenThan sirsir belowbelow,
TheThe veryvery flowrefloorflower (asas twere’twere) waueswaves toto andand frofro,
AndAnd likelike aa floatingfloating IlandIsland, seemesseems toto mouemove,
VponUpon aa seasea boundbound inin withwith shoresshores aboueabove,EnterEnter SebastianSebastian andand
M.MasterM. Greene-witGreenwit.
OmnesOmnes.TheseThese sightssights areare excellentexcellent.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexI’leI’ll shewshow youyou allall,
SinceSince wewe areare metmet, makemake ourour partingparting ComicallComical.

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Seb.SebastianSeb.ThisThis gentlemangentleman (mymy friendfriend) willwill taketake hishis leaueleave SirSir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHaHa, taketake hishis leaueleave (SebastianSebastian) whowho?
Seb.SebastianSeb.ThisThis gentlemangentleman.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYourYour louelove sirsir, hashas alreadyalready giuengiven meme somesome timetime,
AndAnd ifif youyou pleaseplease toto trusttrust mymy ageage withwith moremore,
ItIt shallshall paypay doubledouble interestinterest: GoodGood sirsir staystay.
Green.GreenwitGreen.II hauehave beenebeen tootoo boldbold.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNotNot soso sirsir. AA merrymerry dayday
Mongst’MongstAmongst friendsfriends beingbeing spentspent, isis betterbetter thenthan goldgold sau’dsaved.
SomeSome winewine, somesome winewine. WhereWhere bebe thesethese knauesknaves II keepekeep.

EnterEnter threethree oror fourefour SeruingmenServing-menserving-men, andand NeatfooteNeatfootNeatfoote.

Neat.NeatfootNeat.AtAt youryour worshipfullworshipful elbowelbow, sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYouYou areare kissingkissing mymy maidsmaids, drinkingdrinking, oror fastfast asleepasleep.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.YourYour worshipworship hashas giuengiven itit vsus rightright.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYouYou varletsvarlets stirrestir,
ChairesChairs, stoolesstools andand cushionscushions: pre’theeprithee sirsir DauyDavy DapperDapper,
MakeMake thatthat chairechair thinethine.
SirSir Dap.DapperDap.Tis’Tis butbut anan easieeasy giftgift,
AndAnd yetyet II thankethank youyou forfor itit sirsir, I’leI’ll taketake itit.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAA chairechair forfor oldold sirsir AdamAdam AppletonAppleton.
Neat.NeatfootNeat.AA backeback friendfriend toto youryour worshipworship.
AdamAdam.MaryMarrymarry goodgood NeatfootNeatfoot,
II thankethank theethee forfor itit: backeback friendsfriends sometimessometimes areare goodgood.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexPrayPray makemake thatthat stoolestool youryour pearchperch, goodgood M.MasterM. GoshawkeGoshawk.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.II stoopestoop toto youryour lurelure sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSonneSon SebastianSebastian,
TakeTake MaisterMaster GreenewitGreenwit toto youyou.
Seb.SebastianSeb.SitSit deeredear friendfriend.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNayNay maistermaster LaxtonLaxton — furnishfurnish maistermaster LaxtonLaxton
WithWith whatwhat hehe wantswants (aa stonestone) aa stoolestool II wouldwould saysay, aa stoolestool.
LaxtonLaxton.II hadhad ratherrather standstand sirsir.ExeuntExeunt seruantsservants.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII knowknow youyou hadhad (goodgood M.MasterM. LaxtonLaxton.) SoSo, soso —
NowNow hereshere’s aa messemess ofof friendsfriends, andand (gentlemengentlemen)
BecauseBecause timestime’sTime’s glasseglass shallshall notnot bebe runningrunning longlong,
I’leI’ll quickenquicken itit withwith aa prettypretty taletale.

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SirSir Dap.DapperDap.GoodGood talestales dodo wellwell,
InIn thesethese badbad dayesdays, wherewhere vicevice doesdoes soso excellexcel.
AdamAdam.BeginBegin sirsir AlexanderAlexander.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexLastLast dayday II metmet
AnAn agedaged manman vponupon whosewhose headhead waswas scor’dscored,
AA debtdebt ofof iustjust soso manymany yearesyears asas thesethese,
WhichWhich II oweowe toto mymy grauegrave, thethe manman youyou allall knowknow.
OmnesOmnes.HisHis namename II praypray youyou sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNayNay youyou shallshall pardonpardon meme,
ButBut whenwhen hehe sawsaw meme (withwith aa sighsigh thatthat brakebrakebroke,
OrOr seem’dseemed toto breakebreak hishis heart-stringsheartstrings) thusthus hehe spakespakespoke:
OhOhO mymy goodgood knightknight, saiessays hehe, (andand thenthen hishis eieseyes
WereWere richerricher eueneven byby thatthat whichwhich mademade themthem poorepoor,
TheyThey hadhad spentspent soso manymany tearestears theythey hadhad nono moremore.)
OhOhO sirsir (saiessays hehe) youyou knowknow itit, forfor youyou haha’ seeneseen
BlessingsBlessings toto rainerain vponupon minemine househouse andand meme:
FortuneFortune (whowho slauesslaves menmen) waswas mymy slaueslave: herher wheelewheel
HathHath spunspun meme goldengolden threadsthreads, forfor II thankethank heauenheaven,
II nerene’er hadhad butbut oneone causecause toto cursecurse mymy starresstars,
II ask’tasked himhim thenthen, whatwhat thatthat oneone causecause mightmight bebe.
OmnesOmnes.SoSo SirSir.
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SirSir Dap.DapperDap.FantasticallFantastical, haha, haha.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYesYes, andand talketalk odlyoddly.
AdamAdam.PrayPray sirsir proceedproceed,
HowHow diddid thisthis oldold manman endend?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexMaryMarrymarry sirsir thusthus.

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NeuerNever infectedinfected meme.
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FedFed withwith continuallcontinual oyleoil, II spendspend andand throwthrow
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toto hithit meme, butbut ifif II beatebeat youyou notnot atat youryour owneown weaponweapon ofof sub-subtiltysub∣tiltysubtlety
tilty.

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TheThe columnecolumn andand mainemain archarch vntounto mymy househouse,
TheThe crutchcrutch vntounto mymy ageage, becomesbecomes aa whirlewindwhirlwind
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AdamAdamTis’Tis somesome prodigallprodigal.
Seba.SebastianSeba.WellWell shotshot oldold AdamAdam BellBell.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNoNo cittycity monstermonster neitherneither, nono prodigallprodigal,
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WhatWhat thenthen couldcould vexvex hishis fatherfather soso.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO aa womanwoman.
Seb.SebastianSeb.AA fleshflesh flyfly, thatthat cancan vexvex anyany manman.

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Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAA scuruyscurvy womanwoman,
OnOn whomwhom thethe passionatepassionate oldold manman sworeswore hehe doateddoted:
AA creaturecreature (saithsaith hehe) naturenature hathhath broughtbrought forthforth
ToTo mockemock thethe sexsex ofof womanwoman. — ItIt isis aa thingthing
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TheThe SunneSun giuesgives herher twotwo shadowesshadows toto oneone shapeshape,
NayNay moremore, letlet thisthis strangestrange thingthing, walkewalk, standstand oror sitsit,
NoNo blazingblazing starrestar drawesdraws moremore eyeseyes afterafter itit.
S.SirS. Dap.DapperDap.AA MonsterMonster, tis’tis somesome MonsterMonster.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexShee’sShe’s aa varletvarlet.
Seb.SebastianSeb.NowNow isis mymy cuecue toto bristlebristle.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAA naughtynaughty packepack.
Seb.SebastianSeb.Tis’Tis falsefalse.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHaHa boyboy.
Seb.SebastianSeb.Tis’Tis falsefalse.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhatsWhat’swhat’s falsefalse, II saysay shee’sshe’s noughtnaught.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II saysay thatthat tonguetongue
ThatThat daresdares speakespeak soso (butbut yoursyours) stickessticks inin thethe throatethroat
OfOf aa rankerank villainevillain, setset your selfeyourself asideaside. —
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo sirsir whatwhat thenthen.
Seb.SebastianSeb.AnyAny herehere elseelse hadhad lyedlied.
II thinkethink II shallshall fitfit youyou —asideaside.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexLyeLie.
Seb.SebastianSeb.YesYes.
SirSir Dap.DapperDap.DothDoth thisthis concerneconcern himhim.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAhAh sirrasirrah boyboy.
IsIs youryour bloudblood heatedheated: boylesboils itit: areare youyou stungstung,
IleI’ll piercepierce youyou deeperdeeper yetyet: OhOhO mymy deeredear friendsfriends,
II amam thatthat wretchedwretched fatherfather, thisthis thatthat sonneson,
ThatThat seessees hishis ruineruin, yetyet headlongheadlong onon dothdoth runrun.
AdamAdam.WillWill youyou louelove suchsuch aa poysonpoison.
S.SirS. Dap.DapperDap.FyeFie, fyefie.
Seb.SebastianSeb.Y’areY’areYou’re allall madmad.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTh’artTh’artthou’rt sickesick atat heartheart, yetyet feelstfeel’stfeelst itit notnot: ofof allall thesethese,
WhatWhat GentlemanGentleman (butbut thouthou) knowingknowing hishis diseasedisease

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MortallMortal, wouldwould shunshun thethe curecure: ohoho MaisterMaster GreenewitGreenwit,
WouldWould youyou toto suchsuch anan IdollIdol bowbow.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.NotNot II sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHeer’sHere’s MaisterMaster LaxtonLaxton, hashas hehe mindmind toto aa womanwoman
AsAs thouthou hasthast.
Lax.LaxtonLax.NoNo notnot II sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSirSir II knowknow itit.
Lax.LaxtonLax.ThereTheirThere goodgood partsparts areare soso rarerare, theretheirthere badbadbade soso commoncommon,
II willwill hauehave noughtnaught toto dodo withwith anyany womanwoman.
SirSir Dap.DapperDap.Tis’Tis wellwell donedone MaisterMaster LaxtonLaxton.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO thouthou cruellcruel boyboy,
ThouThou wouldstwouldst withwith lustlust anan oldold mansman’s lifelife destroydestroy,
BecauseBecause thouthou seestseest I’meI’m halfe wayhalfehalf-wayhalf way way inin mymy grauegrave,
ThouThou shouelstshovel’st dustdust vponupon meme: wodwould thouthou mightestmightest hauehave
ThyThy wishwish, mostmost wickedwicked, mostmost vnnaturallunnatural.
Dap.DapperDap.WhyWhy sirsir, tis’tis thoughtthought, sirsir GuyGuy Fitz-AllardsFitz-Allard’sFitz-allard’s daughterdaughter
ShallShall wedwed youryour sonneson SebastianSebastian.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSirSir DauyDavy DapperDapper.
II hauehave vponupon mymy kneesknees, woodwooedwood thisthis fondfond boyboy,
ToTo taketake thatthat vertuousvirtuous maidenmaiden.
Seb.SebastianSeb.HarkeHark youyou aa wordword sirsir.
YouYou onon youryour kneesknees hauehave curstcursed thatthat vertuousvirtuous maidenmaiden,
AndAnd meme forfor louingloving herher, yetyet dodo youyou nownow
ThusThus bafflebaffle meme toto mymy faceface: werewere notnot youryour kneesknees
InIn suchsuch intreatesentreats, giuegive meme Fitz-AllardsFitz-Allard’sFitz-allard’s daughterdaughter.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIleI’ll giuegive theethee rats-baneratsbane ratherrather.
Seb.SebastianSeb.WellWell thenthen youyou knowknow
WhatWhat dishdish II meanemean toto feedfeed vponupon.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHarkeHark GentlemenGentlemen,
HeHe swearesswears toto hauehave thisthis cut-pursecutpurse drabdrab, toto spitespite mymy gallgall.
OmnesOmnes.MaisterMaster SebastianSebastian.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II amam deafedeaf toto youyou allall.
ImeI’m soso bewitchtbewitched, soso boundbound toto mymy desiresdesires,
TearesTears, prayersprayers, threatsthreats, nothingnothing cancan quenchquench outout thosethose firesfires
ThatThat burneburn withinwithin meme.ExitExit SebastianSebastian.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHerHer bloudblood shallshall quenchquench itit thenthen,
LooseLose himhim notnot, ohOhOhO diswadedissuade himhim GentlemenGentlemen.

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SirSir Dap.DapperDap.HeHe shallshall bebe weandweaned II warrantwarrant youyou.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexBeforeBefore hishis eyeseyes
LayLay downedown hishis shameshame, mymy griefegrief, hishis miseriesmiseries.
OmnesOmnes.NoNo moremore, nono moremore, awayaway.ExeuntExeunt allall butbut sirsir
AlexanderAlexander.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII washwash aa NegroNegro,
LoosingLosing bothboth painespains andand costcost: butbut taketake thythy flightflight,
IleI’ll bebe mostmost neerenear theethee, whenwhen I’meI’m leastleast inin sightsight.
WildeWild BuckeBuck ileI’ll hunthunt theethee breathlessebreathless, thouthou shaltshalt runrun onon,
ButBut II willwill turneturn theethee whenwhen I’meI’m notnot thoughtthought vponupon.
EnterEnter RalphRalph TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore:
NowNow sirrasirrah whatwhat areare youyou, leaueleave youryour ApesApe’sape’s trickestricks andand speakespeak.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AA letterletter fromfrom mymy CaptaineCaptain toto youryour WorshipWorship.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO, ohOhOhO, nownow II rememberremember tis’tis toto preferreprefer theethee intointo mymy
seruiceservice.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ToTo bebe aa shiftershifter vnderunder youryour WorshipsWorship’sworship’s nosenose ofof aa cleanclean
trenchertrencher, whenwhen ther’sthere’s aa goodgood bitbit vpon’tupon’t.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTrothTroth honesthonest fellowfellow — humhhumh — haha — letlet meme seesee,
ThisThis knaueknave shallshall bebe thethe axeaxe toto hewhew thatthat downedown
AtAt whichwhich II stumblestumble, hashas aa faceface thatthat promisethpromiseth
MuchMuch ofof aa villainevillain, II willwill grindgrind hishis witwit,
AndAnd ifif thethe edgeedge proueprove finefine makemake vseuse ofof itit.
ComeCome hitherhither sirrasirrah, canstcanst thouthou bebe secretsecret, haha.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs twotwo craftycrafty AtturneysAttorneys plottingplotting thethe vndoingundoing ofof
theirtheir clyentsclients.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexDidstDidst neuernever, asas thouthou hasthast walktwalked aboutabout thisthis townetown
HeareHear ofof aa wenchwench cal’dcalled MollMoll, madmad merrymerry MollMoll.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MollMoll cutpursecutpurse sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTheThe samesame, dostdost thouthou knowknow herher thenthen,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AswellAs wellas well asas II knowknow twill’twill rainerain vponupon SimonSimon andand IudesJude’sjude’s dayday
nextnext, II willwill siftsift allall thethe tauernstaverns ithi’th’ith’ cittycity, andand drinkedrink halfehalf potspots
withwith allall thethe WatermenWatermen atha’th’ath’ banksidebankside, butbut ifif youyou willwill sirsir IleI’ll findfind
herher outout.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThatThat tasktask isis easyeasy, dootdo’t thenthen, holdhold thythy handhand vpup.
WhatsWhat’swhat’s thisthis, istis’t burntburntburned?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.NoNo sirsir nono, aa littlelittle sindgdsinged withwith makingmaking fire workesfirefireworksfire workes works.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTher’sThere’sthere’s monymoney, spendspend itit, thatthat beingbeing spentspent fetchfetch moremore.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.OhOhO sirsir thatthat allall thethe poorepoor souldierssoldiers inin EnglandEngland hadhad

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suchsuch aa leaderleader. ForFor fetchingfetching nono water SpanielwaterWater-spanielwaterSpaniellSpaniel isis likelike meme.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThisThis wenchwench wewe speakespeak ofof, straiesstrays soso fromfrom herher kindkind
NatureNature repentsrepents sheshe mademade herher. Tis’Tis aa MermaidMermaid
HasHas toldtolledtold mymy sonneson toto shipwrackeshipwreck.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.IleI’ll cutcut herher combecomb forfor youyou.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIleI’ll telltell outout goldgold forfor theethee thenthen: hunthunt herher forthforth,
CastCast outout aa lineline hunghung fullfull ofof siluersilver hookeshooks
ToTo catchcatch herher toto thythy companycompany: deepedeep spendingsspendings
MayMay drawdraw herher thatsthat’s mostmost chastchaste toto aa mansman’s bosomebosom.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.TheThe ginglingjinglinggingling ofof GoldenGolden belsbells, andand aa goodgood foolefool withwith
aa hobbyhorsehobby-horse, wilwill drawdraw allall thethe whooreswhores ithi’th’ith’ townetotown townetoto dancedance inin aa
morrismorris,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOrOr ratherrather, forfor thatsthat’s bestbest, (theythey saysay sometimessometimes
SheeShe goesgoes inin breechesbreeches) followfollow herher asas herher manman.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AndAnd whenwhen herher breechesbreeches areare offoff, sheeshe shallshall followfollow meme.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexBeateBeat allall thythy brainesbrains toto serueserve herher.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ZoundsZounds sirsir, asas countrycountry wencheswenches beatebeat creamecream, tilltill
butterbutter comescomes.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexPlayPlay thouthou thethe suttlesubtle spiderspider, weaueweave finefine netsnets
ToTo insnareensnare herher veryvery lifelife.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.HerHer lifelife.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYesYes suckesuck
HerHer heart-bloudheart-bloodheartblood ifif thouthou canstcanst, twisttwist thouthou butbut cordscords
ToTo catchcatch herher, IleI’ll findefind lawlaw toto hanghang herher vpup.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.SpokeSpokeSpoken likelike aa WorshipfullWorshipful bencherbencher.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTraceTrace allall herher stepssteps: atat thisthis shee-foxesshe-fox’s denden
WatchWatch whatwhat lambslambs enterenter: letlet meme playplay thethe sheepeheardshepherd
ToTo sauesave theirtheir throatsthroats fromfrom bleedingbleeding, andand cutcut hershers.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThisThis isis thethe gollgoll shallshall dootdo’t.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexBeBe firmefirm andand gainegain meme
EuerEver thinethine owneown. ThisThis donedone II entertaineentertain theethee:
HowHow isis thythy namename.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MyMy namename sirsir isis RaphRaph TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore, honesthonest RaphRaph.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore, bebe likelike thythy namename, aa dangerousdangerous stepstep
ForFor herher toto ventureventure onon, butbut vntounto meme.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs fastfast asas youryour solesole toto youryour booteboot oror shooeshoe sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHenceHence thenthen, bebe littlelittle seeneseen herehere asas thouthou canstcanst.

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IleI’ll stillstill bebe atat thinethine elbowelbow.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.TheThe trapdorestrapdoor’strapdoors setset.
MollMoll ifif youyou budgebudge y’arey’areYou’re gongone: thisthis meme shallshall crownecrown,
AA RoaringRoaring BoyBoy, thethe RoaringRoaring GirleGirl putsputs downedown,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexGod a mercyGodGod-a-mercyGod a a mercy mercy, looselose nono timetime.ExeuntExeunt.

TheThe threethree shopsshops openopen inin aa rankerank: thethe firstfirst aa PoticariesPothecary’s shopshop, thethe nextnext
aa FetherFeather shopshop: thethe thirdthird aa SempstersSempster’ssempster’s shopshop: MistresseMistress GallipotGallipot
inin thethe firstfirst, MistresseMistress TiltyardTiltyard inin thethe nextnext, MaisterMaster OpenworkeOpenworkOpenworke
andand hishis wifewife inin thethe thirdthird, toto themthem entersenters LaxtonLaxton, GoshawkeGoshawk andand
GreenewitGreenwit.

Mi.MistressMi Open.OpenOpenworkOpenGentlemenGentlemen whatwhat istis’t youyou lackelack. WhatWhat istis’t youyou
buybuy, seesee finefine bandsbands andand ruffesruffs, finefine lawneslawns, finefine cambrickescambrics,
whatwhat istis’t youyou lackelack GentlemenGentlemen, whatwhat istis’t youyou buybuy?
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GreenGreenwitGreenSheeShe thatthat mincesminces TobaccoTobacco.
Lax.LaxtonLax.IAyI: sheesshe’s aa GentlewomanGentlewoman borneborn II cancan telltell youyou, thothough itit
bebe herher hardhard fortunefortune nownow toto shreadshred IndianIndian pot-hearbespot-herbspotherbs.
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husbandhusband turnsturns bankroutbankrupt, toto beginbegin withwith pipespipes andand setset vpup againeagain.
Lax.LaxtonLax.AndAnd indeedindeed thethe raysingraising ofof thethe womanwoman isis thethe liftinglifting
vpup ofof thethe mansman’s headhead atat allall timestimes, ifif oneone florishflourish, tothert’othertother willwill budbud
asas fastfast II warrantwarrant yeye.
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Lax.LaxtonLax.AndAnd youyou gropegrope nono betterbetter ithi’th’ith’ darkdark youyou maymay chancechance lyelie
ithi’th’ith’ ditchditch whenwhen y’arey’areyou’re drunkedrunk.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.GoGo th’artth’artthou’rt aa misticallmystical letcherlecher.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II willwill notnot denydeny butbut mymy creditcredit maymay taketake vpup anan ounceounce
ofof purepure smoakesmoke.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.MayMay taketake vpup anan ellell ofof purepure smocksmock; awayaway gogo, tis’tis thethe closestclosest
strikerstriker. LifeLife II thinkthink hehe cōmitscōmitscommits veneryvenery 40forty40 footefoot deepedeep, nono mansman’s
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withwith thethe trickstricks ofof artart, thatthat I’meI’m asas aparantlyapparently seenseen asas aa nakednaked boyboy
inin aa viallvial, &and werewere itit notnot forfor aa guiftgift ofof trecherytreachery thatthat II hauehave inin meme
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heehe isis tootoo —) andand byby hishis iniurieinjury toto makemake goodgood mymy accesseaccess toto
herher, II shouldshould appeareappear asas defectiuedefective inin courtingcourting, asas aa FarmersFarmer’sfarmer’s
sonneson thethe firstfirst dayday ofof hishis featherfeather, thatthat dothdoth nothingnothing atat CourtCourt,
butbut woewoe thethe hangingshangings andand glasseglass windoweswindows forfor aa monthmonth toge-togethertoge∣thertogether
ther,
andand somesome brokenbroken wayting womanwaytingwaiting-womanwaiting woman woman forfor euerever afterafter. II findfind
thosethose imperfectionsimperfections inin mymy venerievenery, thatthat were’twere’t notnot forfor flatterieflattery
andand falshoodfalsehood, II shouldshould wantwant discoursediscourse andand impudenceimpudence, andand heehe
thatthat wantswants impudenceimpudence amongamong womenwomen, isis worthyworthy toto beebe kicktkicked
outout atat bedsbed’s feetfeet. — HeHe shallshall notnot seesee meme yetyet.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.TrothTroth thisthis isis finelyfinely shredshred.
Lax.LaxtonLax.OhOhO womenwomen areare thethe bestbèstbèstbest mincersmincers.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.’Thad’Thad binbeen aa goodgood phrasephrase forfor aa CookesCook’scook’s wifewife sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.ButBut ’twill’twill serueserve generallygenerally, likelike thethe frontfront ofof aa newenew
AlmanackeAlmanac; asas thusthus: CalculatedCalculated forfor thethe meridianmeridian ofof CookesCooks’cook’s
wiueswives, butbut generallygenerally forfor allall EnglishwomenEnglishwomen.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.NayNay youyou shallshall ha’teha’thave’t sirsir, II hauehave fildfilled itit forfor youyou.
SheeSheshe putsputs itit toto thethe firefire.
Lax.LaxtonLax.TheThe pipe’spipe’s inin aa goodgood handhand, andand II wishwish minemine alwaiesalways soso.
Gree.GreenwitGree.ButBut notnot toto bebe vs’dused aa’a thatthat fashionfashion.
Lax.LaxtonLax.OO pardonpardon meme sirsir, II vnderstandunderstand nono frenchfrench.
II praypray bebe couerdcovered. IackeJack aa pipepipe ofof richrich smoakesmoke.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.RichRich smoakesmoke; that’sthat’s 6.six6. pencepence aa pipepipe istis’t?
Green.GreenwitGreen.ToTo meme sweetsweet LadyLady.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.BeBe notnot forgetfulforgetful; respectrespect mymy creditcredit; seemseem strangestrange;
ArtArt andand WitWit makesmakes aa foolefool ofof suspitionsuspicion: — praypray bebe wariewary.
Lax.LaxtonLax.PushPush, II warrantwarrant youyou: — comecome, howhow istis’t gallantsgallants?
Green.GreenwitGreen.PurePure andand excellentexcellent.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II thoughtthought ’twas’twas goodgood, youyou werewere grownegrown soso silentsilent; youyou
areare likelike thosethose thatthat louelove notnot toto talketalk atat victualsvictuals, thothough theythey makemake
aa worseworse noysenoise i’thei’the nosenose thenthanthen aa commoncommon fidlersfiddler’s prenticeprentice, andand
discoursediscourse aa wholewhole SupperSupper withwith snufflingsnuffling; — II mustmust speakespeak aa
wordword withwith youyou anoneanon.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.MakeMake youryour wayway wiselywisely thenthen.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.OhOhO whatwhat elseelse sirsir, hee’she’s perfectionperfection it selfeitself, fullfull ofof man-mannersmanmanners-((nersners,

ButBut notnot anan acreacre ofof groundground belongingbelonging toto ’em’em.
Green.GreenwitGreen.IAyI andand fullfull ofof formeform, h’ash’ashas ne’rene’ernever aa goodgood stoolestool in’sin’s
chamberchamber.

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Gosh.GoshawkGosh.ButBut aboueabove allall religiousreligious: heehe prayethprayeth dailydaily vponupon elderelder
brothersbrothers.
Green.GreenwitGreen.AndAnd valiantvaliant aboueabove measuremeasure; h’ash’ashas runnerun threethree streetsstreets
fromfrom aa SerieantSergeant.
Lax.LaxtonLax.PuhPuh, PuhPuh.hehe blowesblows tobaccotobacco inin theirtheir facesfaces.
Green.GreenwitGreen. Gosh.GoshawkGosh.OhOhO, puhpuh, hoho, hoho.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SoSo, soso.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WhatsWhat’swhat’s thethe mattermatter nownow sirsir?
Lax.LaxtonLax.II protestprotest I’meI’m inin extreameextreme wantwant ofof moneymoney, ifif youyou cancan
supplysupply meeme nownow withwith anyany meanesmeans, youyou doedo meeme thethe greatestgreatest
pleasurepleasure, nextnext toto thethe bountiebounty ofof youryour louelove, asas euerever poorepoor gen-gentlemangen∣tlemangentleman
tleman
tastedtasted.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.What’sWhat’s thethe summesum wouldwould pleasurepleasure yeye sirsir?
ThoThough youyou deseruedeserve nothingnothing lesseless atat mymy handshands.
Lax.LaxtonLax.WhyWhy ’tis’tis butbut forfor wantwant ofof opportunitieopportunity thouthou know’stknow’stknowest;
II putput herher offoff withwith opportunitieopportunity stillstill: byby thisthis lightlight II hatehate herher,
butbut forfor meanesmeans toto keepekeep meme inin fashionfashion withwith gallantsgallants; forfor whatwhat
II taketake fromfrom herher, II spendspend vponupon otherother wencheswenches, bearebear herher inin handhand
stillstill; sheeshe hashas witwit enoughenough toto robrob herher husbandhusband, andand II waiesways e-enoughe∣noughenough
nough
toto consumeconsume thethe moneymoney: whywhy howhow nownow? whatwhat thethe
chin-coughchincough?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.ThouThou hasthast thethe cowardliestcowardliest tricketrick toto comecome beforebefore aa
mansman’s faceface andand stranglestrangle himhim ereere heehe bebe awareaware, II couldcould findfind inin
mymy heartheart toto makemake aa quarrellquarrel inin earnestearnest.
Lax.LaxtonLax.PoxePox andand thouthou do’stdost, thouthou know’stknow’stknowest II neuernever vseuse toto fightfight
withwith mymy friendsfriends, thou’lthou’llthou’lt butbut looselose thythy labourlabour in’tin’t.
IackeJack DapperDapper!EnterEnter I.JackI. DapperDapper, andand hishis manman GullGull.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.MounsierMonsieurmonsieur DapperDapper, II diuedive downedown toto youryour ancklesankles.
I.JackI. Dap.DapperDap.SaueSave yeye gentlemengentlemen allall threethree inin aa peculiarpeculiar salutesalute.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.HeHe werewere illill toto makemake aa lawyerlawyer, heehe dispatchesdispatches threethree atat
onceonce.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SoSo welwell saidsaid: butbut isis thisthis ofof thethe samesame TobaccoTobacco mistressemistress
GallipotGallipot?
M.MistressM. Gal.GallipotGal.TheThe samesame youyou hadhad atat firstfirst sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II wishwish itit nono betterbetter: thisthis willwill serueserve toto drinkedrink atat mymy
chamberchamber.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.ShallShall wewe tastetaste aa pipepipe on’ton’t?

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Lax.LaxtonLax.NotNot ofof thisthis byby mymy trothtroth GentlemenGentlemen, II hauehave swornesworn
beforebefore youyou.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WhatWhat notnot IackeJack dapperdapper.
Lax.LaxtonLax.PardonPardon meme sweetsweet IackeJack, I’meI’m sorrysorry II mademade suchsuch aa rashrash
oathoath, butbut foolishfoolish oathesoaths mustmust standstand: wherewhere artart goinggoing IackeJack.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.FaithFaith toto buybuy oneone fetherfeather.
Lax.LaxtonLax.OneOne fetherfeather, thethe foole’sfool’s peculiarpeculiar stillstill.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.Gul.GullGul.
Gul.GullGul.MaisterMaster.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.Heer’sHere’s threethree halfepencehalfpence forfor youryour ordinaryordinary, boyboy,
meetemeet meme anan howrehour hencehence inin PowlesPaul’s.
Gul.GullGul.HowHow threethree singlesingle halfepencehalfpence; lifelife, thisthis willwill scarcescarce serueserve
aa manman inin saucesauce, aa halporthha’p’orthhalporth ofof mustardmustard, aa halporthha’p’orthhalporth ofof oyleoil, andand aa
halporthha’p’orthhalporth ofof vinigervinegar, whatswhat’s leftleft thenthen forfor thethe picklepickle herringherring: thisthis
showesshows likelike smallfinallsmallfinal beerebeer ithi’th’ith’ morningmorning afterafter aa greatgreat surfetsurfeit ofof
winewine oreo’er nightnight, heehe couldcould spendspend hishis threethree poundpound lastlast nightnight inin
aa suppersupper amongstamongst girlesgirls andand brauebrave baudy-housebawdy-house boyesboys, II
thoughtthought hishis pocketspockets cackeldcackled notnot forfor nothingnothing, thesethese areare thethe egseggs
ofof threethree poundpound, IleI’ll gogo supsup’emsupsup ’em ’em’em vpup presentlypresently.ExitExit Gul.GullGul.
Lax.LaxtonLax.FightFight, ninenine, tenten AngelsAnglesAnglesAngels, goodgood wenchwench ifaithi’faith, andand oneone
thatthat louesloves darkenessedarkness wellwell, sheshe putsputs outout aa candlecandle withwith thethe bestbest
trickstricks ofof anyany drugstersdrugster’s wifewife inin EnglandEngland: butbut thatthat whichwhich madsmads
herher II railerail vponupon oportunityopportunity stillstill, andand taketake nono noticenotice on’ton’t. TheThe
otherother nightnight sheshe wouldwould needsneeds leadlead meme intointo aa roomeroom withwith aa can-candlecan∣dlecandle
dle
inin herher handhand toto showshow meme aa nakednaked picturepicture, wherewhere nono soonersooner
entredentered butbut thethe candlecandle waswas sentsent ofof anan arranterrandarrant: nownow II notnot inten-intendinginten∣dingintending
ding
toto vnderstandunderstand herher, butbut likelike aa punypuny atat thethe InnesInns ofof veneryvenery,
cal’dcalled forfor anotheranother lightlight innocentlyinnocently, thusthus rewardreward II allall herher cun-cunningcun∣ningcunning
ning
withwith simplesimple mistakingmistaking. II knowknow sheshe cosenscozens herher husbandhusband toto
keepekeep meme, andand IleI’ll keepekeep herher honesthonest, asas longlong asas II cancan, toto makemake
thethe poorepoor manman somesome partpart ofof amendsamends, anan honesthonest mindemind ofof aa
whooremaisterwhoremaster, howhow thinkethink youyou amongstamongst youyou, whatwhat aa freshfresh
pipepipe, drawdraw inin aa thirdthird manman.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NoNo youryou’reyour aa horderhoarder, youyou ingroseengross bithbyth’ ouncesounces.
AtAt thethe FetherFeather shopshop nownow.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.PuhPuh II likelike itit notnot.
M.MistressM. TiltyardTiltyardWhatWhat fetherfeather istis’t you’ldyou’d hauehave sirsir.

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TheseThese areare mostmost worneworn andand mostmost inin fashionfashion,
AmongstAmongst thethe BeuerBeaver gallantsgallants thethe stonestone RidersRiders.
TheThe priuateprivate stagesstage’s audienceaudience, thethe twelu peny stooltwelutwelvepenny-stooltwelve peny pennystoolstool GentlemenGentlemen,
II cancan enformeinform youyou tis’tis thethe generallgeneral fetherfeather.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.AndAnd thereforetherefore II mislikemislike itit, telltell meme ofof generallgeneral.
NowNow aa continuallcontinual SimonSimon andand IudesJude’sjude’s rainerain
BeateBeat allall youryour fethersfeathers asas flatflat downedown asas pancakespancakes.
ShewShow meme — — aa — spangledspangled fetherfeather,
Mist.Mistress Tilt.TiltyardTilt.OhOhO toto gogo a feastingaa-feastinga feasting feasting withwith,
You’dYou’d hauehave itit forfor aa hinchhench boyboy, youyou shallshall.AtAt thethe SempstersSempster’ssempster’s
shopshop nownow.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenMasseMass II hadhad quitequite forgotforgotforgotten,
HisHis HonoursHonour’shonour’s footemanfootman waswas herehere lastlast nightnight wifewife,
HaHa’Ha youyou donedone withwith mymy LordsLord’s shirtshirt.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWhatsWhat’swhat’s thatthat toto youyou sirsir,
II waswas thisthis morningmorning atat hishis HonoursHonour’shonour’s lodginglodging,
EreEre suchsuch aa snakesnake asas youyou creptcrept outout ofof youryour shellshell.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenOhOhO ’twas’twas wellwell donedone goodgood wifewife.
Mt.MistressMt. Op.OpenworkOp.II holdhold itit betterbetter sirsir, thenthanthen ifif youyou hadhad don’tdone’tdon’t your selfeyourself.
Ma.MasterMa. Op.OpenworkOp.NayNay soso saysay II: butbut isis thethe CountessesCountess’scountess’s smockesmock almostalmost
donnedone mousemouse.
Mi.MistressMi Op.OpenworkOp.HereHere lyeslies thethe cambrickecambric sirsir, butbut wantswants II fearefear meeme.
Ma.MasterMa. Op.OpenworkOp.IleI’ll resolueresolve youyou ofof thatthat presentlypresently,
Mi.MistressMi Op.OpenworkOp.HaidaHey-dayHaida, OhOhO audaciousaudacious groomegroom,
DareDare youyou presumepresume toto noble womensnoblenoblewomen’snoble womens women’s linnenlinen,
KeepeKeep youyou youryour yardyard toto measuremeasure sheepeheardsshepherd’s hollandholland,
II mustmust confineconfine youyou II seesee thatthat.AtAt thethe TobaccoTobacco shopshop nownow.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WhatWhat saysay youyou toto thisthis geeregear.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II daredare thethe arrantsarrant’st crittickecritic inin TobaccoTobacco
ToTo laylay oneone faltfault vpon’tupon’t.EnterEnter MolMollMol inin aa freesefriezefreeze JerkinI●rkinJerkin andand
aa blackeblack sauegardsafeguard.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.LifeLife yondersyonder’s MolMoll.
Lax.LaxtonLax.MolMoll whichwhich MolMoll.Gosh.GoshawkGosh.honesthonest MolMoll.
Lax.LaxtonLax.PritheePrithee letslet’s callcall herher — MolMoll.
All.All.MolMoll, MolMoll, pistpist MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.HowHow nownow, whatswhat’s thethe mattermatter.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.AA pipepipe ofof goodgood tobaccotobacco MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.II cannotcannot staystay.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NayNay MollMoll puhpuh, pretheeprithee harkehark, butbut oneone wordword ifaithi’faith.

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Mol.MollMol.WellWell whatwhat istis’t.
Green.GreenwitGreen.PritheePrithee comecome hitherhither sirrasirrah.
Lax.LaxtonLax.HartHeart II wouldwould giuegive butbut tootoo muchmuch moneymoney toto bebe niblingnibbling
withwith thatthat wenchwench, lifelife, sh’assh’as thethe SpiritSpirit ofof fourefour greatgreat parishesparishes,
andand aa voycevoice thatthat willwill drownedrown allall thethe CittyCity, me thinkesmethinks aa brauebrave
CaptaineCaptain mightmight getget allall hishis souldierssoldiers vponupon herher, andand nerene’er beebe
beholdingbeholding toto aa companycompany ofof mile-endmile-end milke sopsmilkemilksopsmilk sops sops, ifif heehe couldcould
comecome onon, andand comecome offoff quickequick enoughenough: SuchSuch aa MollMoll werewere aa
maribonemarrowbone beforebefore anan ItalianItalian, heehe wouldwould crycry bonabona robaroba
tilltill hishis ribsribs werewere nothingnothing butbut bonebone. IleI’ll laylay hardhard siegesiege toto herher,
monymoney isis thatthat AquaAqua fortisfortis, thatthat eateseats intointo manymany aa maidenheadmaidenhead,
wherewhere thethe walswalls areare fleshflesh &and bloudblood IleI’ll euerever piercepierce throughthrough withwith
aa goldengolden auguerauger.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NowNow thythy iudgementjudgement MollMoll, istis’t notnot goodgood?
Mol.MollMol.YesYes faithfaith tis’tis veryvery goodgood tobaccotobacco, howhow dodo youyou sellsell anan
anan ounceounce, farewellfarewell. GodGod b’yb’y youyou MistresseMistress GallipotGallipot,
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WhyWhy MolMoll, MolMollMol.
Mol.MollMol.II cannotcannot staystay nownow ifaithi’faith, II amam goinggoing toto buybuy aa shagshag
ruffecuffe●ufferuffcuff, thethe shopshop willwill bebe shutshut inin presentlypresently.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.Tis’Tis thethe maddestmaddest fantasticalstfantastical’stfantasticalst girlegirl: — II neuernever knewknew soso
muchmuch fleshflesh andand soso muchmuch nimblenessenimbleness putput togethertogether.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SheeSheshe slipsslips fromfrom oneone companycompany toto anotheranother, likelike aa fatfat
EeleEel betweenbetween aa DutchmãsDutchmāsDutchman’s fingersfingers: — IleI’ll watchwatch mymy timetime forfor herher.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.SomeSome willwill notnot stickestick toto saysay sheesshe’s aa manman
AndAnd somesome bothboth manman andand womanwoman.
Lax.LaxtonLax.ThatThat werewere excellentexcellent, sheshe mightmight firstfirst cuckoldcuckold thethe hus-husbandhus∣bandhusband
band
andand thenthen makemake himhim dodo asas muchmuch forfor thethe wifewife.
TheThe FetherFeather shopshop againeagain.
MollMoll.SaueSave youyou; howhow doesdoes MistresseMistress TiltyardTiltyard?
I.JackI. Dap.DapperDap.MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.IackeJack DappperDapperDappper.
I.JackI. Dap.DapperDap.HowHow dostdost MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.IleI’ll telltell thethee byby andand byby, II gogo butbut toth’toth’ nextnext shopshop.
I.JackI. Dap.DapperDap.ThouThou shaltshalt findfind meme herehere thisthis howrehour aboutabout aa fetherfeather.
Mol.MollMol.NayNay andand aa fetherfeather holdhold youyou inin playplay aa wholewhole hourehour, aa
goosegoose willwill lastlast youyou allall thethe daiesdays ofof youryour lifelife. LetLet meme seesee aa goodgood
shagshag rufferuff.TheThe SempsterSempster shopshop.

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Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenMistresseMistress MaryMaryMarry thatthat shaltshalt thouthou ifaithi’faith, andand thethe
bestbest inin thethe shopshop.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHowHow nownow, greetingsgreetings, louelove tearmesterms withwith aa poxpox
betweenebetween youyou, hauehave II foundfound outout oneone ofof youryour hauntshaunts, II sendsend youyou
forfor hollandshollands, andand you’reyou’re ithi’th’ith’ thethe lowlow countriescountries withwith aa mischiefemischief,
I’meI’m seru’dserved withwith goodgood wareware bythbyth’ shiftshift, thatthat makesmakes itit lyelie deaddead soso
longlong vponupon mymy handshands, II werewere asas goodgood shutshut vpup shopshop, forfor whenwhen II
openopen itit II taketake nothingnothing.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenNayNay andand youyou fallfall a ringingaa-ringinga ringing ringing onceonce thethe diuelldevil can-cannotcan∣notcannot
not
stopstop youyou, IleI’ll outout ofof thethe BelfryBelfry asas fastfast asas II cancan — MollMoll.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenGetGet youyou fromfrom mymy shopshop.
Mol.MollMol.II comecome toto buybuy.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenIleI’ll sellsell yeye nothingnothing, II warnewarn yeeye mymy househouse andand (shopshop
Mol.MollMol.YouYou goodygoody OpenworkeOpenwork, youyou thatthat prickprick outout aa poorepoor liuingliving
AndAnd sowessewssows manymany aa bawdybawdy skin-coateskin-coat togethertogether,
ThouThou priuateprivate pandressepandresspanderess betweenebetween shirtshirt andand smocksmock,
II wishwish theethee forfor aa minuteminute butbut aa manman:
ThouThou shouldstshouldst neuernever vseuse moremore shapesshapes, butbut asas th’artth’artthou’rt
II pittypity mymy reuengerevenge, nownow mymy spleenesspleens vpup,EnterEnter aa fellowfellow withwith
aa longlong rapierrapier byby hishis sideside.
II wouldwould notnot mockemock itit willinglywillingly — haha’ha bebe thankfullthankful.
NowNow II forgiueforgive theethee.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenMaryMarrymarry hanghang theethee, II neuernever asktasked forgiuenesseforgiveness inin
mymy lifelife.
Mol.MollMol.YouYou goodmangoodman swinesfaceswinesface.
FellowFellowWhatWhat wilwill youyou murdermurder meme.
Mol.MollMol.YouYou rememberremember slaueslave, howhow youyou abusdabused meme t’othert’othertother nightnight
inin aa TauerneTavern.
Fel.FellowFel.NotNot II byby thisthis lightlight.
Mol.MollMol.NoNo, butbut byby candlelightcandlelight youyou diddid, youyou hauehave trickestricks
toto sauesave youryour oathesoaths, reseruationsreservations hauehave youyou, andand II hauehave reseruedreserved
somewhatsomewhat forfor youyou, — asas youyou likelike thatthat callcall forfor moremore, youyou knowknow
thethe signesign againeagain.
Fel.FellowFel.PoxPox anton’tant, hadhad II broughtbrought anyany companycompany alongalong withwith meeme
toto hauehave borneborneborn witnessewitlessewitnesswitless on’ton’t, ’twold’twould ne’rene’ernever hauehave grieu’dgrieved meme, butbut
toto bebe struckestruck andand nobodynobody byby, tis’tis mymy illill fortunefortune stillstill, whywhy treadtread
vponupon aa wormeworm theythey saysay twill’twill turneturn tailetail, butbut indeedindeed aa Gentle-GentlemanGentle∣manGentleman

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shouldshould hauehave moremore mannersmanners.ExitExit fellowfellow.
Lax.LaxtonLax.GallantlyGallantly performedperformed ifathi’faithifath MolMoll, andand manfullymanfully, II louelove
theethee forfor euerever fortfor’tfort, basebase roguerogue, hadhad hehe offerdoffered butbut thethe leastleast coun-counter-buffecoun∣ter-buffecounterbuff
ter-buffe,
byby thisthis handhand II waswas preparedprepared forfor himhim.
Mol.MollMol.YouYou preparedprepared forfor himhim, whywhy shouldshould youyou bebe preparedprepared forfor
himhim, waswas hehe anyany moremore thenthan aa manman.
Lax.LaxtonLax.NoNo nornor soso muchmuch byby aa yardyard andand aa handfullhandful LondonLondon
measuremeasure..
MollMoll.WhyWhy dodo youyou speakespeak thisthis thenthen, doedo youyou thinkethink II can-cannotcan∣notcannot
not
rideride aa stonestone horsehorse, vnlesseunless oneone leadlead himhim bithbyth’ snafflesnaffle.
Lax.LaxtonLax.YesYes andand sitsit himhim brauelybravely, II knowknow thouthou canstcanst MolMoll, twas’twas
butbut anan honesthonest mistakemistake throughthrough louelove, andand IleI’ll makemake amendsamends fortfor’tfort
anyany wayway, pretheeprithee sweetesweet plumpeplump MolMoll, whenwhen shallshall thouthou andand II
gogo outout ao’a townetown togethertogether.
Mol.MollMol.WhetherWhether toto TyburneTyburn pretheeprithee.
Lax.LaxtonLax.MasseMass thatsthat’s outout ao’a townetown indeedindeed, thouthou hangsthang’sthangest soso manymany
iestsjests vponupon thythy friendsfriends stilstill. II meanemean honestlyhonestly toto BrainfordBrainford, StainesStaines
oror WareWare.
Mol.MollMol.WhatWhat toto dodo therethere.
Lax.LaxtonLax.NothingNothing butbut beebe merrymerry andand lyelie togethertogether, I’leI’ll hirehire aa
coachcoach withwith fourefour horseshorses.
Mol.MollMol.II thoughtthought ’twould’twould beebe aa beastlybeastly iourneyjourney, youyou maymay
leaueleave outout oneone welwell, threethree horseshorses willwill serueserve, ifif II playplay thethe iadejade mymy selfemyself
selfe.

Lax.LaxtonLax.NayNay pushpush th’artth’artthou’rt suchsuch anotheranother kickingkicking wenchwench, pretheeprithee
bebe kindkind andand letslet’s meetemeet.
Mol.MollMol.Tis’Tis hardhard butbut wewe shallshall meetemeet sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.NayNay butbut appointappoint thethe placeplace thenthen, there’sthere’s tenten AngelsAngels inin
fairefair goldgold MolMoll, youyou seesee II dodo notnot trifletrifle withwith youyou, dodo butbut saysay thouthou
wiltwilt meetemeet meme, andand IleI’ll hauehave aa coachcoach readyready forfor theethee.
Mol.MollMol.WhyWhy here’shere’s mymy handhand IleI’ll meetemeet youyou sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.OhOhO goodgood goldgold, — thethe placeplace sweetesweet MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.ItIt shalshall bebe youryour appointmentappointment.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SomewhatSomewhat neerenear HolborneHolborn MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.InIn Graies-InneGray’s InnGrays-Inn fieldsfields thenthen.
Lax.LaxtonLax.AA matchmatch.Mol.MollMol.IleI’ll meetemeet youyou therethere.
Lax.LaxtonLax.TheThe hourehour.Mol.MollMol.ThreeThree.

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Lax.LaxtonLax.ThatThat willwill bebe timetime enoughenough toto supsup atat BrainefordBrainford.
FallFall fromfrom themthem toto thethe otherother.
Ma.MasterMa. Op.OpenworkOp.II amam ofof suchsuch aa naturenature sirsir, II cannotcannot endureendure thethe househouse
whenwhen sheeshe scoldsscolds, sh’hassh’ hasshe’s aa tonguetongue willwill bebe hardheardhard furtherfurther inin aa stillstill
morningmorning thenthan SaintSaint Antlings-bellAntling’s bellAntlings-bell, sheshe railesrails vponupon meme forfor for-forrainefor∣raineforeign
raine
wenchingwenching, thatthat II beingbeing aa freemãfreemāfreeman mustmust needsneeds keepkeep aa whorewhore
ithi’th’ith’ subburbssuburbs, andand seekeseek toto impouerishimpoverish thethe libertiesliberties, whenwhen wewe
fallfall outout, II troubletrouble youyou stillstill toto makemake allall wholewhole withwith mymy wifewife.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NoNo troubletrouble atat allall, tis’tis aa pleasurepleasure toto meeme toto ioynejoin thingsthings
togethertogether.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenGoGo thythy waiesways, II doedo thisthis butbut toto trytry thythy honestyhonesty
GoshawkeGoshawk.TheThe FetherFeather shopshop.
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forfor allall thethe worldworld withwith thosethose spangledspangled fethersfeathers likelike aa noblemansnobleman’s
bedpostbedpost: TheThe puritypurity ofof youryour wenchwench wouldwould II fainefain trytry, sheeshe
seemesseems likelike KentKent vnconqueredunconquered, andand II beleeuebelieve asas manymany wileswiles
areare inin herher — ohOhOhO thethe gallantsgallants ofof thesethese timestimes areare shallowshallow let-letcherslet∣cherslechers
chers,
theythey putput notnot theirtheir courtshipcourtship homehome enoughenough toto aa wenchwench,
tis’tis impossibleimpossible toto knowknow whatwhat womanwoman isis throughlythoroughly honesthonest, be-becausebe∣causebecause
cause
shee’sshe’s nerene’ernever thoroughlythoroughly try’dtried, II amam ofof thatthat certainecertain beleefebelief
therethere areare moremore queanesqueans inin thisthis townetown ofof theirtheir owneown makingmaking,
thenthanthen ofof anyany mansman’s prouokingprovoking, wherewhere lyeslies thethe slacknesseslackness thenthen?
manymany aa poorepoor soulesoul wouldwould downedown, andand ther’sthere’s nobodynobody willwill pushpush ((em’em:
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MistMistressMrs., Open.OpenOpenworkOpenOhOhO abominableabominable.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NayNay moremore II telltell youyou inin priuateprivate, hehe keepskeeps aa whorewhore ithi’th’ith’
subburbssuburbs.
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man
borneborn. IleI’ll shewshow youyou minemine armesarms whenwhen youyou pleaseplease sirsir.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.II hadhad ratherrather seesee youryour legslegs, andand beginbegin thatthat wayway.
Mist.Mistress OpenworkeOpenworkOpenworkeTis’Tis wellwell knowneknown hehe tooketook meme fromfrom aa La-LadiesLa∣diesLady’s
dies
seruiceservice, wherewhere II waswas wellwell belouedbeloved ofof thethe stewardsteward, II hadhad
mymy LattineLatinlatin tonguetongue, andand aa spicespice ofof thethe FrenchFrench beforebefore II camecame toto
himhim, andand nownow dothdoth hehe keepekeep aa subberbiansuburbian whoorewhore vnderunder mymy
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Gosh.GoshawkGosh.There’sThere’s waiesways enoughenough toto crycry quitequite withwith himhim, harkehark inin
thinethine eareear.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenTheresThere’sthere’s aa friendfriend worthworth aa MillionMillion.
MolMollMolI’leI’ll trytry oneone spearespear againstagainst youryour chastitychastity Mist.MistressMist. TiltyardTiltyard
ThoughThough itit proueprove tootoo shortshort byby thethe burghburgh.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MasseMass herehere sheshe isis.EnterEnter RalphRalph TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore
I’meI’m boundbound alreadyalready toto serueserve herher, thothough itit bebe butbut aa sluttishsluttish tricketrick.
BlesseBless mymy hopefullhopeful yongyoung MistresseMistress withwith longlong lifelife andand greatgreat
limbslimbs, sendsend herher thethe vpperupper handhand ofof allall balifesbailiffs, andand theirtheir hungryhungry
adherentsadherents.
Mol.MollMol.HowHow nownow, whatwhat artart thouthou?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AA poorepoor ebbingebbing GentlemanGentleman, thatthat wouldwould gladlygladly waitwait
forfor thethe yongyoung floudflood ofof youryour seruiceservice.
Mol.MollMol.MyMy seruiceservice! whatwhat shouldshould mouemove youyou toto offeroffer youryour ser-seruiceser∣uiceservice
uice
toto meme sirsir?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.TheThe louelove II bearebear toto youryour heroickeheroic spiritspirit andand mascu-masculinemascu∣linemasculine
line
womanhoodwomanhood.
Mol.MollMol.SoSo sirsir, putput casecase wewe shouldshould retaineretain youyou toto vsus, whatwhat partsparts
areare therethere inin youyou forfor aa GentlewomansGentlewoman’s seruiceservice.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.OfOf twotwo kindskinds rightright WorshipfullWorshipful: moueablemovable, andand
immoueableimmovable: moueablemovable toto runrun ofof arrantserrands, andand immoueableimmovable toto
standstand whenwhen youyou hauehave occasionoccasion toto vseuse meme.
Mol.MollMol.WhatWhat strengthstrength hauehave youyou.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.StrengthStrength MistresseMistress MolMoll, II hauehave gongone vpup intointo aa steeplesteeple,
andand staidstayed thethe greatgreat bellbell asas ’thas’thas beenebeen ringingringing; stoptstopped aa windmillwindmill
goinggoing.MolsMollMols tripstrips vpup hishis heelsheels hehe falsfalls.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd neuernever struckestruck downedown your selfeyourself.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.StoodStood asas vprightupright asas II dodo atat thisthis presentpresent.
Mol.MollMol.ComeCome II pardonpardon youyou forfor thisthis, itit shallshall beebe nono disgracedisgrace
toto youyou: II hauehave struckestruck vpup thethe heelesheels ofof thethe highhigh GermainesGerman’sGermans
sizesize ereere nownow, — whatwhat notnot standstand.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II amam ofof thatthat naturenature wherewhere II louelove, I’leI’ll beebe atat mymy mi-mistressemi∣stressemistress’mistress
stresse
footfoot toto dodo herher seruiceservice.
Mol.MollMol.WhyWhy wellwell saidsaid, butbut saysay youryour MistresseMistress shouldshould receiuereceive
iniuryinjury, hauehave youyou thethe spiritspirit ofof fightingfighting inin youyou, durstdurst youyou secondsecond
herher.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.LifeLife II hauehave keptkept aa bridgebridge my selfemyself, andand drouedrove seuenseven

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atat aa timetime beforebefore meme.Mol.MollMol.IAyI.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ButBut theythey werewere allall LincolneshireLincolnshire bullockesbullocks byby mymy
trothtroth.asideaside.
Mol.MollMol.WellWell, meetemeet meme inin Graies-InneGray’s InnGrays-Inn fieldsfields, betweenbetween threethree
andand fourefour thisthis afternooneafternoon, andand vponupon betterbetter considerationconsideration weelewe’ll
retaineretain youyou.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II humblyhumbly thankethank youryour goodgood MistreshipMistress-shipmistress-ship,
IleI’ll crackcrack youryour neckeneck forfor thisthis kindnessekindness.ExitExit TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore
Lax.LaxtonLax.RememberRemember threethree.MolMollMol meetsmeets LaxtonLaxton
MollMoll.NayNay ifif II failefail youyou hangehang meme.
Lax.LaxtonLax.GoodGood wenchwench IfaithI’faith.thenthen OpenworkeOpenworkOpenworke.
MollMoll.WhoseWho’swho’s thisthis.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenTis’Tis II MolMoll.
MollMoll.PritheePrithee tendtend thythy shopshop andand preuentprevent bastardsbastards.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWeleWe’llwe’ll hauehave aa pintpint ofof thethe samesame winewine ifaithi’faith MolMoll.
TheThe belbelringsbellbelrings ringsrings.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.HarkeHark thethe bellbell ringsrings, comecome GentlemenGentlemen.
IackeJack DapperDapper wherewhere shalsshall’s allall munchmunch.
Iae.Jackjae. Dap.DapperDap.II amam forfor ParkersParker’s ordinaryordinary.
Lax.LaxtonLax.Hee’sHe’s aa goodgood guestguest to’mto’m, heehe deseruesdeserves hishis boordboard,
HeHe drawesdraws allall thethe GentlemenGentlemen inin aa termeterm timetime thitherthither,
WeeleWe’llwe’ll bebe youryour followersfollower’s IackeJackjack, leadlead thethe wayway,
LookeLook youyou byby mymy faithfaith thethe foolefool hashas fetherdfeathered hishis nestnest wellwell.
ExeuntExeunt GallantsGallants.
EnterEnter MaisterMaster GallipotGallipot, MaisterMaster TiltyardTiltyard, andand seruantsservants
withwith water SpanielswaterWater-spanielswater Spaniels Spaniels andand aa duckeduck.

Maist.MasterMaist. Tilt.TiltyardTilt.ComeCome shutshut vpup youryour shopsshops, where’swhere’s MaisterMaster
OpenworkeOpenwork.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.NayNay askeask notnot meme MaisterMaster TiltyardTiltyard.
Maist.MasterMaist. Tilt.TiltyardTilt.Wher’sWhere’s hishis waterwater dogdog, puhpuh — pistpist — hurhurher — hurhur-pisthur-pisthur--pistpist
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ComeCome wencheswenches comecome, we’rewe’re goinggoing allall toto Hogs-HogsdenHogs∣den
denHogsden.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ToTo HogsdenHogsden husbandhusband.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.IAyI toto HogsdenHogsden pigs nypigspigsnypigs ny nigh.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.I’meI’m notnot readyready husbandhusband.spitsspits inin thethe dogsdog’s mouthmouth
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.FaithFaith thatsthat’s wellwell — humhum — pistpist — pistpist.

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Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ComeCome MistresseMistress OpenworkeOpenwork youyou areare soso longlong.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenII hauehave nono ioyjoy ofof mymy lifelife MaisterMaster GallipotGallipot.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal,GallipotGal,PushPush, letlet youryour boyboy leadlead hishis water SpanielwaterWater-spanielwater Spaniel Spaniel alongalong,
andand weelewe’ll showshow youyou thethe brauestbravest sportsport atat parlousparlousperilous pondpond, hehe trugtrug,
hehe trugtrug, hehe trugtrug, hereshere’s thethe bestbest duckeduck inin EnglandEngland, exceptexcept mymy
wifewife, hehe, hehe, hehe, fetchfetch, fetchfetch, fetchfetch, comecome letslet’s awayaway
OfOf allall thethe yeareyear thisthis isis thethe sportfulstsportful’stsportfulst dayday.

EnterEnter SebastianSebastian solussolus.

Seb.SebastianSeb.IfIf aa manman hauehave aa freefree willwill, wherewhere shouldshould thethe vseuse
MoreMore perfectperfect shineshine thenthanthen inin hishis willwill toto louelove.
AllAll creaturescreatures hauehave theirtheir libertyliberty inin thatthat,EnterEnter SirSir AlexanderAlexander
andand listenslistens toto himhim.
ThoThough elseelse keptkept vnderunder seruileservile yokeyoke andand fearefear,
TheThe veryvery bondslauebondslave hashas hishis freedomefreedom therethere,
AmongstAmongst aa worldworld ofof creaturescreatures voyc’dvoiced andand silentsilent.
MustMust mymy desiresdesires wearewear fettersfetters — yeayea areare youyou
SoSo neerenear, thenthenthan II mustmust breakebreak withwith mymy heartsheart’s truthtruth;
MeeteMeet griefegrief atat aa backeback wayway — wellwell: whywhy supposesuppose.
TheThe twotwo leaudlewd tonguestongues ofof slanderslander oror ofof truthtruth
PronouncePronounce MolMoll loathsomeloathsome: ifif beforebefore mymy louelove
SheeShe appeareappear fairefair, whatwhat iniuryinjury hauehave II,
II hauehave thethe thingthing II likelike? inin allall thingsthings elseelse
MineMine owneown eyeeye guidesguides meme, andand II findfind ’em’em prosperprosper,
LifeLife whatwhat shouldshould aileail itit nownow? II knowknow thatthat manman
NereNe’erNear truelytruly louesloves, ifif hehe gainesaytgainsay’t hehe lyeslies,
ThatThat winkeswinks andand marriesmarries withwith hishis fathersfather’s eyeseyes.
IleI’ll keepekeep mynemine owneown widewide openopen.EnterEnter MolMollMol andand aa porterporter
withwith aa viallviallonviolviallon onon hishis backeback.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHere’sHere’s brauebrave wilfulnessewilfulness,
AA’a mademade matchmatch, herehere sheshe comescomes, theythey metmet aa purposepurpose.
Por.PorterMustMust II carrycarry thisthis greatgreat fiddlefiddle toto youryour chamberchamber MistresseMistress
MaryMary.
Mol.MollMol.FiddleFiddle goodmangoodman hog-rubberhog-rubber, somesome ofof thesethese portersporters
bearebear soso muchmuch forfor othersothers, theythey hauehave nono timetime toto carrycarry witwit forfor
themseluesthemselves.
Por.PorterToTo youryour owneown chamberchamber MistresseMistress MaryMary.
MollMoll.Who’leWho’llwho’ll hearehear anan AsseAss speakespeak: whitherwhither elseelse good-goodmangood∣mangoodman

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pagent-bearerpageant-bearer: the’rethey’re peoplepeople ofof thethe worstworst memoriesmemories.
ExitExit PorterPorter.
Seb.SebastianSeb.WhyWhy ’twere’twere tootoo greatgreat aa burthenburden louelove, toto hauehave themthem
carrycarry thingsthings inin theirtheir mindsminds, andand a’thera’theirat her backesbacks togethertogether.
Mol.MollMol.PardonPardon meme sirsir, II thoughtthought notnot youyou soso neerenear.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo, soso, soso.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II wouldwould bebe neerernearer toto theethee, andand inin thatthat fashionfashion,
ThatThat makesmakes thethe bestbest partpart ofof allall creaturescreatures honesthonest.
NoNo otherwiseotherwise II wishwish itit.
Mol.MollMol.SirSir II amam soso poorepoor toto requiterequite youyou, youyou mustmust lookelook forfor
nothingnothing butbut thankesthanks ofof meme, II hauehave nono humorhumour toto marrymarry, II louelove
toto lyelie abotha’bothaboth sidessides atha’th’ath’ bedbed my selfemyself; andand againeagain ath’a’th’ath’ otherother sideside,
aa wifewife youyou knowknow oughtought toto bebe obedientobedient, butbut II fearefear meme II amam tootoo
headstrongheadstrong toto obeyobey, thereforetherefore IleI’ll nerene’er gogo aboutabout itit, II louelove youyou
soso wellwell sirsir forfor youryour goodgood willwill I’deI’d bebe loathloath youyou shouldshould repentrepent
youryour bargainebargain afterafter, andand thereforetherefore weelewe’ll nerene’ernever comecome togethertogether
atat firstfirst, II hauehave thethe headhead nownow ofof my selfemyself, andand amam manman enoughenough
forfor aa womanwoman, marriagemarriage isis butbut aa choppingchopping andand changingchanging, wherewhere
aa maidenmaiden loosesloses oneone headhead, andand hashas aa worseworse ithi’th’ith’ placeplace.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTheThe mostmost comfortablestcomfortablest answeranswer fromfrom aa RoaringRoaring GirleGirl,
thatthat euerever minemine earesears drunkedrunk inin.
Seb.SebastianSeb.ThisThis werewere enoughenough nownow toto affrightaffright aa foolefool forfor euerever
fromfrom theethee, whenwhen tis’tis thethe musickemusic thatthat II louelove theethee forfor,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThere’sThere’s aa boyboy spoylesspoils allall againeagain.
Mol.MollMol.BeleeueBelieve itit sirsir II amam notnot ofof thatthat disdainefulldisdainful tempertemper, butbut
II couldcould louelove youyou faithfullyfaithfully.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAA poxpox onon youyou forfor thatthat wordword. II likelike youyou notnot nownow,
Y’areY’areYou’re aa cunningcunning roarerroarer II seesee thatthat alreadyalready.
Mol.MollMol.ButBut sleepesleep vponupon thisthis onceonce moremore sirsir, youyou maymay chancechance
shiftshift aa mindemind to morrowtomorrow, bebe notnot tootoo hastyhasty toto wrongwrong your selfeyourself,
neuernever whilewhile youyou liuelive sirsir taketake aa wifewife runningrunning, manymany hauehave runrun outout
atat heelesheels thatthat hauehave don’tdone’tdon’t: youyou seesee sirsir II speakespeak againstagainst my selfemyself,
andand ifif eueryevery womanwoman wouldwould dealedeal withwith theirtheir sutersuitor soso honestlyhonestly,
poorepoor yongeryounger brothersbrothers wouldwould notnot beebe soso oftenoften gul’dgulledguled withwith oldold
cosoningcozening widdoweswidows, thatthat turneturn oreo’er allall theirtheir wealthwealth inin trusttrust toto
somesome kinsmankinsman, andand makemake thethe poorepoor GentlemanGentleman workework hardhard forfor
aa pensionpension, farefare youyou wellwell sirsir.

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Seb.SebastianSeb.NayNay pretheeprithee oneone wordword moremore.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHowHow dodo II wrongwrong thisthis girlegirl, sheshe putsputs himhim ofoffof stillstill.
MollMoll.ThinkeThink vponupon thisthis inin coldcold bloudblood sirsir, youyou makemake asas
muchmuch hasthaste asas ifif youyou werewere aa goinggoing vponupon aa sturgionsturgeon voyagevoyage, taketake
deliberationdeliberation sirsir, neuernever chusechoose aa wifewife asas ifif youyou werewere goinggoing toto
VirginiaVirginia.
Seb.SebastianSeb.AndAnd soso wewe partedparted, mymy too cursedtootoo-cursedtoo cursed cursed fatefate.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSheShe isis butbut cunningcunning, giuesgives himhim longerlonger timetime in’tin’t.
EnterEnter aa TailorTailor:
TaylorTailorTaylorMistresseMistress MolMoll, MistresseMistress MolMoll: soso hoho hoho soso hoho.
Mol.MollMol.ThereThere boyboy, therethere boyboy, whatwhat dostdost thouthou gogo a hawkingaa-hawkinga hawking hawking
afterafter meme withwith aa redred cloutclout onon thythy fingerfinger.
TaylorTailorTaylorII forgotforgotforgotten toto taketake measuremeasure onon youyou forfor youryour newnew bree-breechesbree∣ches
chesbreeches.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHoydaHoyda breechesbreeches, whatwhat willwill hehe marrymarry aa monstermonster withwith
twotwo trincketstrinkets, whatwhat ageage isis thisthis? ifif thethe wifewife gogo inin breechesbreeches, thethe
manman mustmust wearewear longlong coatescoats likelike aa foolefool.
Mol.MollMol.WhatWhat fidlingsfiddlingsfidlings heerehere, wouldwould notnot thethe oldold patternepattern hauehave
seru’dserved youryour turneturn.
TaylorTailorTaylor.YouYou changechange thethe fashionfashion, youyou saysay you’leyou’ll hauehave thethe
greatgreat DutchDutch slopslop MistresseMistress MaryMary.
Mol.MollMol.WhyWhy sirsir II saysay soso stillstill.
TaylorTailorTaylor.YourYour breechesbreeches thenthen willwill taketake vpup aa yardyard moremore.
Mol.MollMol.WellWell praypray lookelook itit bebe putput inin thenthen.
TaylorTailorTaylor.ItIt shallshall standstand roundround andand fullfull II warrantwarrant youyou,
Mol.MollMol.PrayPray makemake em’em easyeasy enoughenough.
TaylorTailorTaylor.II knowknow mymy faultfault nownow, t’othert’othertother waswas somewhatsomewhat stiffestiff
betweenebetween thethe leggeslegs, IleI’ll makemake thesethese openopen enoughenough II warrantwarrant
youyou.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHeer’sHere’s goodgood geeregear towardstowards, II hauehave broughtbrought vpup mymy
sonneson toto marrymarry aa DutchDutch slopslop,. andand aa FrenchFrench dubletdoublet, aa codpicecodpiece
daughterdaughter.
TaylorTailorTaylor.SoSo, II hauehave gonegone asas farrefar asas II cancan gogo.
Mol.MollMol.WhyWhy thenthen farewellfarewell.
TaylorTailorTaylor.IfIf youyou gogo presentlypresently toto youryour chamberchamber MistresseMistress Ma-MaryMa∣ryMaryMarry
ry,
praypray sendsend meme thethe measuremeasure ofof youryour thighthigh, byby somesome honesthonest
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Mol.MollMol.WellWell sirsir, IleI’ll sendsend itit byby aa PorterPorter presentlypresently.ExitExit Mol.MollMol.
TaylorTailorTaylor.SoSo youyou hadhad needeneed, itit isis aa lustylusty oneone, bothboth ofof themthem
wouldwould makemake anyany portersporter’sporters backeback akeache inin EnglandEngland.ExitExit TaylorTailorTaylor.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II hauehave examinedexamined thethe bestbest partpart ofof manman,
ReasonReason andand iudgementjudgement, andand inin louelove theythey telltell meme,
TheyThey leaueleave meme vncontroulduncontrolled, hehe thatthat isis swaydswayed
ByBy anan vnfeelingunfeeling bloudblood, pastpastpassed heatheat ofof louelove
HisHis spring timespringspringtimespring time time mustmust needesneeds erreerr, hishis watchwatch nerene’er goesgoes rightright
ThatThat setssets hishis dyalldial byby aa rustyrusty clockeclock,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo, andand whichwhich isis thatthat rustyrusty clockeclock sirsir youyou.
Seb.SebastianSeb.TheThe clockeclock atat LudgateLudgate sirsir, itit nerene’er goesgoes truetrue.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexButBut thouthou goestgoest falserfalser: notnot thythy fathersfather’s carescares
CanCan keepekeep theethee rightright, whenwhen thatthat insensibleinsensible workework,
ObayesObeys thethe workemansworkman’s artart, letsletslet’s offoff thethe hourehour
AndAnd stopsstops againeagain whenwhen timetime isis satisfiedsatisfied,
ButBut thouthou runstrunn’strunnest onon, andand iudgementjudgement, thythy mainemain wheelewheel,
BeatsBeats byby allall stoppesstops, asas ifif thethe workework wouldwould breakebreak
BegunneBegun withwith longlong painespains forfor aa minutesminute’s ruineruin,
MuchMuch likelike aa sufferingsuffering manman broughtbrought vpup withwith carecare.
AtAt lastlast bequeath’dbequeathed toto shameshame andand aa shortshort prayerprayer,
Seb.SebastianSeb.II tasttaste youyou bittererbitterer thenthan II cancan deseruedeserve sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhoWho hashas bewitchbewitch theethee sonneson, whatwhat diuelldevil oror drugdrug,
HathHath wroughtwrought vponupon thethe weaknesseweakness ofof thythy bloudblood,
AndAnd betraydbetrayed allall herher hopeshopes toto ruinousruinous follyfolly?
OhOhO wakewake fromfrom drowsydrowsy andand enchantedenchanted shameshame,
WhereinWherein thythy soulesoul sitssits withwith aa goldengolden dreamedream
FlatredFlattered andand poysonedpoisoned, II amam oldold mymy sonneson,
OhOhO letlet meme preuaileprevail quicklyquickly, forfor II hauehave waightierweightier businessebusiness ofof ((minemine owneown
ThenThanThen toto chidechide theethee: II mustmust notnot toto mymy grauegrave,
AsAs aa drunkarddrunkard toto hishis bedbed, whereonwhereon hehe lyeslies
OnelyOnly toto sleepesleep, andand neuernever carescares toto riserise,
LetLet meme dispatchdispatch inin timetime, comecome nono moremore neerenear herher.
Seb.SebastianSeb.NotNot honestlyhonestly, notnot inin thethe wayway ofof marriagemarriage,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhatWhat saystsayst thouthou marriagemarriage, inin whatwhat placeplace, thethe
Sessions houseSessionsSessions-housesession’s house house, andand whowho shallshall giuegive thethe bridebride, pretheprithee, anan indite-inditementindite∣ment
mentindictment.
Seb.SebastianSeb.SirSir nownow yeeye taketake partpart withwith thethe worldworld toto wrongwrong herher.

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Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhyWhy, wouldstwouldst thouthou fainefain marrymarry toto bebe pointedpointed atat,
AlasAlas thethe numbersnumber’snumbers greatgreat, dodo notnot o’reo’er burden’tburden’t,
WhyWhy asas goodgood marrymarry aa beaconbeacon onon aa hillhill,
WhichWhich allall thethe countrycountry fixefix theirtheir eyeseyes vponupon
AsAs herher thythy follyfolly doatesdotes onon. IfIf thouthou longstlong’stlongest
ToTo hauehave thethe storystory ofof thythy infamousinfamous fortunesfortunes,
SerueServe forfor discoursediscourse inin ordinariesordinaries andand tauernestaverns
Th’artTh’artthou’rt inin thethe wayway: oror toto confoundconfound thythy namename,
KeepeKeep onon, thouthou canstcanst notnot missemiss itit: oror toto strikestrike
ThyThy wretchedwretched fatherfather toto vntimelyuntimely coldnessecoldness,
KeepeKeep thethe leftleft handhand stillstill, itit willwill bringbring theethee to’tto’t.
YetYet ifif nono tearestears wrungwrung fromfrom thythy fathersfather’s eyeseyes,
NorNor sighessighs thatthat flyefly inin sparklessparkles, fromfrom hishis sorrowessorrows,
HadHad powerpower toto alteralter whatwhat isis wilfullwilful inin theethee,
Me thinkesMethinksmethinks herher veryvery namename shouldshould frightfright theethee fromfrom herher,
AndAnd neuernever troubletrouble meme.
Seb.SebastianSeb.WhyWhy isis thethe namename ofof MolMoll soso fatallfatal sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexManyMany oneone sirsir, wherewhere suspectsuspect isis entredentered,
ForFor seekeseek allall LondonLondon fromfrom oneone endend toto t’othert’othertother,
MoreMore whooreswhores ofof thatthat namename, thenthanthen ofof anyany tenten otherother.
Seb.SebastianSeb.WhatsWhat’swhat’s thatthat toto herher? letlet thosethose blushblush forfor themseluesthemselves.
CanCan anyany guiltguilt inin othersothers condemnecondemn herher?
I’ueI’ve vowdvowed toto louelove herher: letlet allall stormesstorms opposeoppose meme,
ThatThat euerever beatebeat againstagainst thethe brestbreast ofof manman,
NothingNothing butbut deathsdeath’s blackeblack tempesttempest shallshall diuidedivide vsus.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO follyfolly thatthat cancan dotedote onon noughtnaught butbut shameshame.
Seb.SebastianSeb.PutPut casecase aa wantonwanton itchitch runsruns throughthrough oneone namename
MoreMore thenthan anotheranother, isis thatthat namename thethe worseworse,
WhereWhere honestyhonesty sitssits possestpossessed in’tin’t? itit shouldshould ratherrather
AppeareAppear moremore excellentexcellent, andand deseruedeserve moremore praisepraise,
WhenWhen throughthrough foulefoul mistsmists aa brightnessebrightness itit cancan raiseraise.
WhyWhy therethere areare ofof thethe diuelsdevils, honesthonest GentlemenGentlemen,
AndAnd wellwell descendeddescended, keepekeep anan openopen househouse,
AndAnd somesome atha’th’ath’ (goodgood mansman’s) thatthat areare arrantarrant knauesknaves.
HeHe hateshates vnworthilyunworthily, thatthat byby roterote contemnescontemns,
ForFor thethe namename neitherneither sauessaves, nornor yetyet condemnescondemns,
AndAnd forfor herher honestyhonesty, II hauehave mademade suchsuch proofeproof an’tan’t,

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InIn seuerallseveral formesforms, soso neerelynearly watchtwatched herher waiesways,
II willwill maintainemaintain thatthat strictstrict, againstagainst anan armyarmy,
ExceptingExcepting youyou mymy fatherfather: here’shere’s herher worstworst,
Sh’hasSh’hasshe’s aa boldbold spiritspirit thatthat minglesmingles withwith mankindmankind,
ButBut nothingnothing elseelse comescomes neerenear itit: andand oftentimesoftentimes
ThroughThrough herher apparellapparel somewhatsomewhat shamesshames herher birthbirth,
ButBut sheshe isis looseloose inin nothingnothing butbut inin mirthmirth,
WouldWould allall MolsMollsmolls werewere nono worseworse.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThisThis wayway II toyletoil inin vainevain andand giuegive butbut aymeaim
ToTo infamyinfamy andand ruineruin: hehe willwill fallfall,
MyMy blessingblessing cannotcannot staystay himhim: allall mymy ioyesjoys
StandStand atat thethe brinkebrink ofof aa deuouringdevouring floudflood
AndAnd willwill bebe wilfullywilfully swallowedswallowed: wilfullywilfully.
ButBut whywhy soso vainevain, letlet allall thesethese tearestears bebe lostlost,
IleI’ll pursuepursue herher toto shameshame, andand soso al’sall’s crostcrossed.ExitExit SirSir AlexanderAlexander
Seb.SebastianSeb.HeeHe isis gongone withwith somesome strangestrange purposepurpose, whosewhose effecteffect
WillWill hurthurt meme littlelittle ifif hehe shootshoot soso widewide,
ToTo thinkethink II louelove soso blindlyblindly: II butbut feedfeed
HisHis heartheart toto thisthis matchmatch, toto drawdraw onon th’otherth’other.
WhereinWherein mymy ioyjoy sitssits withwith aa fullfull wishwish crowndcrowned;
OnelyOnly hishis moodemood exceptedexcepted whichwhich mustmust changechange.
ByBy oppositeopposite polliciespolicies, coursescourses indirectindirect,
PlainePlain dealingdealing inin thisthis worldworld takestakes nono effecteffect.
ThisThis maddemad girlegirl I’leI’ll acquaintacquaint withwith mymy intentintent,
GetGet herher assistanceassistance, makemake mymy fortunesfortunes knowneknown,
TwixtTwixt louerslovers’lovers heartshearts, shee’sshe’s aa fitfit instrumentinstrument,
AndAnd hashas thethe artart toto helphelp themthem toto theirtheir owneown,
ByBy herher aduiseadvice, forfor inin thatthat craftcraft shee’sshe’s wisewise,
MyMy louelove andand II maymay meetemeet, spitespite ofof allall spiesspies.ExitExit SebastianSebastian.

EnterEnter LaxtonLaxton inin Graies-InneGray’s InnGrays-Inn fieldsfields withwith thethe CoachmanCoachman.

Lax.LaxtonLax.CoachmanCoachman.
Coach.CoachmanHeereHere sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.There’sThere’s aa testertester moremore, pretheeprithee driuedrive thythy coachcoach toto thethe
hitherhither endend ofof MaryboneMarybone parkepark, aa fitfit placeplace forfor MolMoll toto getget inin.
Coach.CoachmanMaryboneMarybone parkepark firfir.

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Lax.LaxtonLax.IAyay, itsit’s inin ourour wayway thouthou knowstknow’stknowest.
Coach.CoachmanItIt shallshall bebe donedone sirfirfirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.CoachmanCoachman.
Coach.CoachmanA nonAAnonA non non sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.AreAre wewe fittedfitted withwith goodgood phrampellframpold iadesjades.
Coach.CoachmanTheThe bestbest inin SmithfieldSmithfield II warrantwarrant youryouyour sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.MayMay wewe safelysafely taketake thethe vpperupper handhand ofof anyany coachtcoached vel-veluetvel∣uetvelvet
uet
cappecap oror tuftaffetytuftaffety iacketjacket, forfor theythey keepekeep aa vildevild swag-swaggeringswag∣geringswaggering
gering
inin coachescoaches now a daiesnownowadaysnow a a daies day’s, thethe hye waieshyehighwayshigh waies ways areare stoptstopped withwith
themthem.
Coach.CoachmanMyMy lifelife forfor yoursyours andand bafflebaffle em’em totooto sirsir, — whywhy theythey
areare thethe samesame iadesjades beleeuebelieve itit sirsir, thatthat hauehave drawnedrawn allall youryour fa-famousfa∣mousfamous
mous
whoreswhores toto WareWare.
Lax.LaxtonLax.NayNay thenthen theythey knowknow theirtheir businessebusiness, theythey needeneed nono
moremore instructionsinstructions.
Coach.CoachmanThe’reThey’rethey’re soso vsdused toto suchsuch iourneisjourneys sirsir, II neuernever vseuse whipwhip toto
em’em; forfor ifif theythey catchcatch butbut thethe sentscent ofof aa wenchwench onceonce, theythey runnerun
likelike diuelsdevils.ExitExit CoachmanCoachman withwith hishis whipwhip.
Lax.LaxtonLax.FineFine CerberusCerberus, thatthat roguerogue willwill hauehave thethe startstart ofof aa
thousandthousand onesones, forfor whilstwhilst othersothers trottrot aa footfoot, heelehe’ll rideride praun-prauncingpraun∣cingprancing
cing
toto hellhell vponupon aa coach-horsecoach-horse.
StayStay, tis’tis nownow aboutabout thethe hourehoursehourhours ofof herher appointmentappointment, butbut yetyet II
seesee herher notnot, TheThe clockeclock
striksstrikes threethree.harkehark whatswhat’s thisthis, oneone, twotwo threethree, threethree byby thethe clockclock
atat SauoySavoy, thisthis isis thethe hourehour, andand Graies-InneGray’s InnGrays-Inn fieldsfields’fields thethe placeplace,
sheeshe sworeswore she’edshe’d meetemeet meeme: haha yondersyonder’s twotwo InnesInns aa’a Court-CourtmenCourt∣menCourt menCourtmen
men
withwith oneone wenchwench, butbut thatsthat’s notnot sheeshe, theythey walkewalk towardtowardtowards
IslingtonIslington outout ofof mymy wayway, II seesee nonenone yetyet drestdressed likelike herher, II mustmust
lookelook forfor aa shagshag rufferuff, aa freezefriezefreeze ierkenjerkin, aa shortswordshort swordshortsword, andand aa
safeguardsafeguard, oror II getget nonenone: whywhy MolMoll pretheeprithee makemake hasthaste, oror thethe
CoachmanCoachman willwill curssecurse vsus anonanon.

EnterEnter MolMollMol likelike aa manman.

Mol.MollMol.OhOhO heereshere’s mymy GentlemanGentleman: ifif theythey wouldwould keepekeep
theirtheir daiesdays asas wellwell withwith theirtheir MercersMercers asas theirtheir houreshours withwith
theirtheir harlotsharlots, nono bankroutbankrupt wouldwould giuegive seuenseven scorescore poundpound forfor aa
seriantssergeant’s placeplace, forfor wouldwould youyou knowknow aa catchpoolecatchpole rightlyrightly deri-derivedderi∣riu’d

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riu’dderived, thethe corruptioncorruption ofof aa CittizenCitizen, isis thethe generationgeneration ofof aa ser-seriantser∣iantsergeant
iant,
howhow hishis eyeeye hawkeshawks forfor veneryvenery. ComeCome areare youyou readyready sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.ReadyReady, forfor whatwhat sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.DoDo youyou askeask thatthat nownow sirsir, whywhy waswas thisthis meetingmeeting
pointed’pointedpointed.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II thoughtthought youyou mistookemistook meme sirsir,
YouYou seemeseem toto bebe somesome yongyoung barristerbarrister,
II hauehave nono suitesuit inin lawlaw — allall mymy land’sland’s soldsold
II praisepraise heauenheaven for’tfor’t; t’hast’has ridrid meme ofof muchmuch troubletrouble,
Mol.MollMol.ThenThen II mustmust wakewake youyou sirsir, wherewhere standsstands thethe coachcoach,
Lax.LaxtonLax.WhoseWho’swho’s thisthis, MolMoll: honesthonest MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.SoSo youngyoung, andand purblindpurblind, youryou’reyour anan oldold wantonwanton inin youryour
eyeseyes II seesee thatthat.
Lax.LaxtonLax.Th’artTh’artthou’rt admirablyadmirably suitedsuited forfor thethe threethree pigionspigeons atat
BrainfordBrainford, IleI’ll sweareswear II knewknew theethee notnot.
Mol.MollMol.IleI’ll sweareswear youyou diddid notnot: butbut youyou shallshall knowknow meme nownow.
Lax.LaxtonLax.NoNo notnot herehere, wewe shallshall bebe spydespied efaithi’faithefaith, thethe coachcoach isis bet-betterbet∣terbetter
ter,
comecome.Mol.MollMol.StayStay.
Lax.LaxtonLax.WhatWhat wiltwilt thouthou vntrusseuntruss aa pointpoint MolMoll.
SheeSheshe putsputs ofoffof herher cloakecloak andand drawesdraws.
Mol.MollMol.YesYes, heere’shere’s thethe pointpoint thatthat II vntrusseuntruss, ’thas’thas butbut
oneone tagtag, ’twill’twill serueserve thothough toto tyetie vpup aa roguesrogue’s tonguetongue.
Lax.LaxtonLax.HowHow.
Mol.MollMol.There’sThere’s thethe goldgold withwith whichwhich youyou hir’dhired youryour hackneyhackney, ((here’shere’s herher pacepace,
SheeShe rackesracks hardhard, andand perhapsperhaps youryour bonesbones willwill feelefeel itit,
TenTen angelsangels ofof minemine ownown, I’ueI’ve putput toto thinethine, winwin em’em, &and wearewear em’em,
Lax.LaxtonLax.HoldHold MollMoll, MistresseMistress MaryMary.
Mol.MollMol.DrawDraw oror IleI’ll serueserve anan executionexecution onon theethee
ShallShall laylay theethee vpup tilltill doomes daydoomesdoomsdaydoom’s day day.
Lax.LaxtonLax.DrawDraw vponupon aa womanwoman, whywhy whatwhat dostdost meanemean MolMoll?
Mol.MollMol.ToTo teachteach thythy basebase thoughtsthoughts mannersmanners: th’artth’artthou’rt oneone ofof thosethose
ThatThat thinkesthinks eacheach womanwoman thythy fondfond flexableflexible whorewhore,
IfIf sheshe butbut castcast aa liberallliberal eyeeye vponupon theethee,
TurneTurn backeback herher headhead, sheesshe’s thinethine, oror amongstamongst companycompany,
ByBy chancechance drinkedrink firstfirst toto theethee: thenthen shee’sshe’s quitequite gongone,
There’sThere’s nono meanesmeans toto helphelp herher: naynay forfor aa needneed,
WiltWilt sweareswear vntounto thythy credulouscredulous fellowfellow letcherslechers.

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ThatThat th’artth’artthou’rt moremore inin fauourfavour withwith aa LadyLady atat firstfirst sightsight
ThenThanThen herher monkymonkey allall herher life timelifelifetimelife time time,
HowHow manymany ofof ourour sexsex, byby suchsuch asas thouthou
HaueHave theirtheir goodgood thoughtsthoughts paidpaid withwith aa blastedblasted namename
ThatThat neuernever deserueddeserved looslyloosely oror diddid triptrip
InIn pathpath ofof whooredomewhoredom, beyondbeyond cupcup andand liplip.
ButBut forfor thethe stainestain ofof conscienceconscience andand ofof soulesoul,
BetterBetter hadhad womenwomen fallfall intointo thethe handshands
OfOf anan actact silentsilent, thenthan aa braggingbragging nothingnothing,
There’sThere’s nono mercymercy in’tin’t — whatwhat durstdurst mouemove youyou sirsir,
ToTo thinkthink meme whoorishwhorish? aa namename whichwhich IdeI’d tearetear outout
FromFrom thethe hyehigh GermainesGerman’sGermans throatthroat, ifif itit laylay ledgerledger therethere
ToTo dispatchdispatch priuyprivy slandersslanders againstagainst meeme.
InIn theethee II defyedefy allall menmen, theretheirthere worstworst hateshates,
AndAnd theirtheir bestbest flatteriesflatteries, allall theirtheir goldengolden witchcraftswitchcrafts,
WithWith whichwhich theythey intangleentangle thethe poorepoor spiritsspirits ofof foolesfools,
DistressedDistressed needlewomenneedlewomen andand trade-fallnetrade-fall’ntrade-fallen wiueswives.
FishFish thatthat mustmust needsneeds bitebite, oror themseluesthemselves bebe bittenbitten,
SuchSuch hungryhungry thingsthings asas thesethese maymay soonesoon bebe tooketooktaken
WithWith aa wormeworm fastnedfastened onon aa goldengolden hookehook.
ThoseThose areare thethe letcherslecher’s foodfood, hishis preyprey, hehe watcheswatches
ForFor quarrellingquarrelling wedlockeswedlocks, andand poorepoor shiftingshifting sisterssisters,
Tis’Tis thethe bestbest fishfish hehe takestakes: butbut whywhy goodgood fishermanfisherman,
AmAm II thoughtthought meatemeat forfor youyou, thatthat neuernever yetyet
HadHad anglingangling rodrod castcast towardstowards meme? cause’cause youl’eyou’ll saysay
I’meI’m giuengiven toto sportsport, I’meI’m oftenoften merymerry, iestjest,
HadHad mirthmirth nono kindredkindred inin thethe worldworld butbut lustlust?
OO shameshame taketake allall herher friendsfriends thenthen: butbut how erehowe’er
ThouThou andand thethe baserbaser worldworld censurecensure mymy lifelife,
IleI’ll sendsend ’em’em wordword byby theethee, andand writewrite soso muchmuch
VponUpon thythy breastbreast, cause’causecause thouthou shaltshalt bear’tbear’t inin mindmind,
TellTell themthem ’twere’twere basebase toto yeeldyield, wherewhere II hauehave conquer’dconquered.
II scornescorn toto prostituteprostitute my selfemyself toto aa manman,
II thatthat cancan prostitueprostituteprostitute aa manman toto meeme,
AndAnd soso II greetegreet theethee.
Lax.LaxtonLax.HeareHear meme.
Mol.MollMol.WouldWould thethe spiritsspirits ofof alall mymy slandersslanders, werewere clasptclasped inin thinethine.

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ThatThat II mightmight vexevex anan armyarmy atat oneone timetime,
Lax.LaxtonLax.II dodo repentrepent meme, holdhold,TheyThey fightfight.
Mol.MollMol.You’lYou’ll diedie thethe betterbetter ChristianChristian thenthen.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II dodo confesseconfess II hauehave wrong’dwronged theethee MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.ConfessionConfession isis butbut poorepoor amendsamends forfor wrongwrong,
VnlesseUnless aa roperope wouldwould followfollow.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II askeask theethee pardonpardon.
Mol.MollMol.I’meI’m youryour hir’dhired whoorewhore sirfirfirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II yeeldyield bothboth pursepurse andand bodybody.
Mol.MollMol.BothBoth areare minemine, andand nownow atat mymy disposingdisposing.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SpareSpare mymy lifelife.
Mol.MollMol.II scornescorn toto strikestrike theethee baselybasely.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SpokeSpokeSpoken likelike aa noblenoble girlegirl i’faithi’faith.
HeartHeart II thinkethink II fightfight withwith aa familiarfamiliar, oror thethe GhostGhost ofof aa fencerfencer,
Sh’hasSh’hasshe’s woundedwounded meme gallantlygallantly, callcall youyou thisthis aa letcherouslecherous viagevoyage?
Here’sHere’s bloudblood wouldwould hauehave seru’dserved meme thisthis seuenseven yeareyear inin brokenbroken
headsheads andand cutcut fingersfingers, &and itit nownow runsruns allall outout togethertogether, poxpox athea’the
threethree pigionspigeons, II wouldwould thethe coachcoach werewere herehere nownow toto carrycarry meeme
toto thethe ChirurgionsChirurgeons.ExitExit LaxtonLaxton.
Mol.MollMol.IfIf II couldcould meetemeet mymy enemiesenemies oneone byby oneone thusthus,
II mightmight makemake prettypretty shiftshift withwith ’em’em inin timetime,
AndAnd makemake ’em’em knowknow, sheeshe thatthat hashas witwit, andand spiritspirit,
MayMay scornescorn toto liuelive beholdingbeholding toto herher bodybody forfor meatemeat,
OrOr forfor apparellapparel likelike youryour commoncommon damedame,
ThatThat makesmakes shameshame getget herher cloathesclothes, toto couercover shameshame.
BaseBase isis thatthat mindemind, thatthat kneelskneels vntounto herher bodybody,
AsAs ifif aa husbandhusband stoodstood inin aweawe on’son’s wifewife,
MyMy spiritspirit shallshall bebe MistrsseMistresseMistress ofof thisthis househouse,
AsAs longlong asas II hauehave timetime in’tin’t. — — ohOhOhOEnterEnter TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore.
HeereHere comescomes mymy manman thatthat wouldwould bebe: ’tis’tis hishis hourehour.
FaithFaith aa goodgood well setwellwell-setwell set set fellowfellow, ifif hishis spiritspirit
BeBe answerableanswerable toto hishis vmblesumbles; hehe walkeswalks stiffestiff,
ButBut whetherwhether hehe willwill standstand to’tto’t stiflystiffly, there’sthere’s thethe pointpoint;
HasHas aa goodgood calfecalf for’tfor’t, andand yeye shallshall hauehave manymany aa womanwoman
ChooseChoose himhim sheeshe meanesmeans toto mekemakemeek herher headhead, byby hishis calfecalf;
II dodo notnot knowknow theirtheir trickestricks in’tin’t, faithfaith hehe seemesseems
AA manman withoutwithout; I’leI’ll trytry whatwhat hehe isis withinwithin,

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Trap.TrapdoorTrap.SheeSheshe toldtold meme Graies-InneGr●ies-InneGray’s InnGraies-Inne fieldsfields twixttwixt threethree &and fourefour,
IleI’ll fitfit herher MistreshipMistress-shipmistress-ship withwith aa peecepiece ofof seruiceservice,
I’meI’m hir’dhired toto ridrid thethe townetown ofof oneone madmad girlegirl.SheeSheshe iustlesjustles himhim
WhatWhat aa poxpox ailesails youyou sirsir?
Mol.MollMol.HeHe beginnesbegins likelike aa GentlemanGentleman,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.HeartHeart, isis thethe fieldfield soso narrownarrow, oror youryour eye-sighteyesight:
LifeLife hehe comescomes backeback againeagain.SheShe comescomes towardstowards himhim.
Mol.MollMol.WasWas thisthis spokespoke toto meme sirsir.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II cannotcannot telltell sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.GoGo y’arey’areYou’re aa coxcombecoxcomb.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.CoxcombeCoxcomb.
Mol.MollMol.Y’areY’areYou’re aa slaueslave.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II hopehope there’sthere’s lawlaw forfor youyou sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.YeYe, dodo youyou seesee sirsir.TurneTurn hishis hathat.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.HeartHeart thisthis isis nono goodgood dealingdealing, praypray letlet meme knowknow whatwhat
househouse youryou’reyour offofoff.
Mol.MollMol.OneOne ofof thethe TempleTemple sirsir.PhilipsFilipsPhilips himhim.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MasseMass soso me thinkesmethinks.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd yetyet sometimesometime II lyelie aboutabout chickechick lanelane.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II likelike youyou thethe worseworse becausebecause youyou shiftshift youryour lodginglodging▪ ((soso oftenoften
IleI’ll notnot meddlemeddle withwith youyou forfor thatthat tricketrick sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.AA goodgood shiftshift, butbut itit shallshall notnot serueserve youryour turneturn.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.You’leYou’ll giuegive meme leaueleave toto passepass aboutabout mymy businessebusiness sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.YourYour businessebusiness, IleI’ll makemake youyou waitewait onon meeme beforebefore II
haha’ donedone, andand gladglad toto serueserve meme tootoo.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.HowHow sirsir, serueserve youyou, notnot ifif therethere werewere nono moremore menmen
inin EnglandEngland.
MollMoll.ButBut ifif therethere werewere nono moremore womenwomen inin EnglandEngland
II hopehope you’dyou’d waitewait vponupon youryour MistresseMistress thenthen,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MistresseMistress.
Mol.MollMol.OhOhO youryou’reyour aa tri’dtried spiritspirit atat aa pushpush sirsir,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.WhatWhat wouldwould youryour WorshipWorship hauehave meme dodo.
Mol.MollMol.YouYou aa fighterfighter.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.NoNo, II praisepraise heauenheaven, II hadhad betterbetter gracegrace &and moremore manersmanners.
Mol.MollMol.AsAs howhow II praypray sirsir.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.LifeLife, ’thad’thad benebeen aa beastlybeastly partpart ofof meme toto hauehave drawnedrawn
mymy weaponsweapons vponupon mymy MistresseMistress, allall thethe worldworld wouldwould aha’a cry’dcried

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shameshame ofof meme forfor thatthat.
Mol.MollMol.WhyWhy butbut youyou knewknew meme notnot.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.DoDo notnot saysay soso MistresseMistress, II knewknew youyou byby youryour widewide
straddlestraddle, asas wellwell asas ifif II hadhad benebeen inin youryour bellybelly.
Mol.MollMol.WellWell, wewe shallshall trytry youyou furtherfurther, ithi’th’ith’ meane timemeanemeantimemean time time weewe
giuegive youyou intertainemententertainment.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThankeThank youryour goodgood MistreshipMistress-shipmistress-ship.
Mol.MollMol.HowHow manymany suitessuits hauehave youyou.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.NoNo moremore suitessuits thenthan backesbacks MistresseMistress.
Mol.MollMol.WellWell ifif youyou deseruedeserve, II castcast ofoffof thisthis, nextnext weekeweek,
AndAnd youyou maymay creepecreep into’tinto’t.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThankeThank youryour goodgood WorshipWorship.
Mol.MollMol.ComeCome followfollow meme toto S.SaintS. ThomasThomas ApostlesApostles,
IleI’ll putput aa liuerylivery cloakecloak vponupon youryour backeback, thethe firstfirst thingthing II dodo,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II followfollow mymy deeredear MistresseMistress.ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes

EnterEnter MistresseMistress GallipotGallipot asas fromfrom suppersupper, herher husbandhusband afterafter herher.

Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.WhatWhat PruPru, NayNay sweetesweet PrudencePrudence.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WhatWhat aa pruingpruing keepekeep youyou, II thinkethink thethe babybaby
wouldwould hauehave aa teateteat itit kyeskyes soso, praypray bebe notnot soso fondfond ofof meme, leaueleave
youryour CittyCity humourshumours, I’meI’m vextvexed atat youyou toto seesee howhow likelike aa calfecalf
youyou comecome bleatingbleating afterafter meme.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.NayNay honyhoney PruPru: howhow doesdoes youryour risingrising vpup beforebefore
allall thethe tabletable shewshow? andand flingingflinging fromfrom mymy friendsfriends soso vnciuilyuncivilly,
fiyefie PruPru, fyefie, comecome.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ThenThen vpup andand rideride ifaithi’faith.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.VpUp andand rideride, naynay mymy prettypretty PruPru, thatsthat’s farrefar fromfrom
mymy thoughtthought, duckeduck: whywhy mousemouse, thythy mindemind isis nibblingnibbling atat
somethingsomething, whatswhatwhat’s istis’t, whatwhat lyeslies vponupon thythy StomachStomach?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.SuchSuch anan asseass asas youyou: hoydahoyda, y’arey’areyou’re bestbest turneturn mid-midwifemid∣wifemidwife
wife,
oror PhysitionPhysician: y’arey’areyou’re aa PoticaryPothecary alreadyalready, butbut I’meI’m nonenone ofof
youryour drugsdrugs.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ThouThou artart aa sweetesweet drugdrug, sweetestsweetest PruPru, andand thethe
moremore thouthou artart poundedpounded, thethe moremore pretiousprecious.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.Must MustMust youyou bebe pryingprying intointo aa womanswoman’s secretssecrets: saysay yeye?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.WomansWoman’s secretssecrets.

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Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WhatWhat? II cannotcannot hauehave aa qualmequalm comecome vponupon meeme
butbut youryour teethteeth waterswaters, tilltill youryour nosenose hanghang ouerover itit.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ItIt isis mymy louelove deeredear wifewife.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.YourYour louelove? youryour louelove isis allall wordswords; giuegive meeme
deedsdeeds, II cannotcannot abideabide aa manman thatsthat’s tootoo fondfond ouerouermeovero’er meme, soso coo-cookishcoo∣kishcookish
kish;
thouthou dostdost notnot knowknow howhow toto handlehandle aa womanwoman inin herher kindkind,
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.NoNo PruPru? whywhy II hopehope II hauehave handledhandled. —
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.HandleHandle aa foolesfool’s headhead ofof youryour owneown, — fihfie — fihfie.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.HaHa, haha, tis’tis suchsuch aa waspewasp; itit doesdoes meeme goodgood nownow
toto hauehave herher singstingsing meme, littlelittle roguerogue.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.NowNow fyefie howhow youyou vexvex meme, II cannotcannot abideabide thesethese
aperneapron husbandshusbands: suchsuch cotqueanescotqueans, youyou ouerdoeoverdo youryour thingsthings,
theythey becomebecome youyou scuruilyscurvily.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.VponUpon mymy lifelife sheshe breedsbreeds, heauenheaven knowesknows howhow
II hauehave straindstrained my selfemyself toto pleaseplease herher, nightnight andand dayday: II wonderwonder
whywhy weewe CittizensCitizens shouldshould getget childrenchildren soso fretfullfretful andand vnto-vntowardvnto∣warduntoward
ward
inin thethe breedingbreeding, theirtheir fathersfathers beingbeing forfor thethe mostmost partpart asas
gentlegentle asas milchmilch kinekine: shallshall II leaueleave theethee mymy PruPru.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.FyeFie, fyefie, fyefie.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ThouThou shaltshalt notnot beebe vextvexed nono moremore, prettypretty kindkind
roguerogue, taketake nono coldcold sweetesweet PruPru.ExitExit Maist.MasterMaist. GallipotGallipot.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.AsAs youryour witwit hashas donedone: nownow MaisterMaster LaxtonLaxton shewshow
youryour headhead, whatwhat newesnews fromfrom youyou? wouldwould anyany husbandhusband suspectsuspect
thatthat aa womanwoman cryingcrying, BuyBuy anyany scurui-grassescurvy-grassscurvygrass, shouldshould bringbring louelove
lettersletters amongstamongst herher herbesherbs toto hishis wifewife, prettypretty tricketrick, finefine con-conueyancecon∣ueyanceconveyance
ueyance?
hadhad iealousyjealousy aa thousandthousand eyeseyes, aa sillysilly womanwoman withwith scur-scuruy-grassescur∣uy-grassescurvy-grassscurvygrass
uy-grasse
blindsblinds themthem allall; LaxtonLaxton withwith bayesbays crowncrown II thythy witwit
forfor thisthis, itit deseruesdeserves praisepraise.
ThisThis makesmakes meme affectaffect theethee moremore, thisthis proouesproves theethee wisewise,
Lacke’LackLack whatwhat poorepoor shiftshift isis louelove forc’tforced toto deuisedevise? (toth’toth’ pointpoint)

SheShe readsreads thethe letterletter.
OO SweeteSweet CreatureCreature — (aa sweetesweet beginningbeginning) pardonpardon mymy longlong ab-absenceab∣senceabsence
sence,
forfor thouthou shaltshalt shortlyshortly bebe possessedpossessed withwith mymy presencepresence; thoughthough
DemophonDemophon waswas falsefalse toto PhillisPhyllisPhillis, II willwill bebe toto theethee asas Pan-da-rusPan-da-rus
waswas toto Cres-sidaCres-sidaCressida: thothough EneusAeneasEneus mademade anan asseass ofof DidoDido, II willwill dyedie toto
theethee ereere II dodo soso; oooh sweetestsweetest creaturecreature makemake muchmuch ofof meme, forfor nono manman

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beneathbeneath thethe siluersilver moonemoon shallshall makemake moremore ofof aa womanwoman thenthanthen II dodo
ofof theethee, furnishfurnish meme thereforetherefore withwith thirtythirty poundspounds, youyou mustmust doedo itit ofof
necessitynecessity forfor meme; II languishlanguish tilltill II seesee somesome comfortcomfort comecome fromfrom theethee,
protestingprotesting notnot toto dyedie inin thythy debtdebt, butbut ratherrather toto liuelive soso, asas hithertohitherto II
hauehave andand willwill.
ThyThy truetrue LaxtonLaxton euerever.
AlasAlas poorepoor GentlemanGentleman, trothtroth II pittypity himhim,
HowHow shallshall II raiseraise thisthis moneymoney? thirtythirty poundpound?
Tis’Tis thirtythirty suresure, aa 33 beforebefore anan 00,
II knowknow hishis threesthrees tootoo wellwell; mymy childbedchildbed linnenlinen?
ShallShall II pawnepawn thatthat forfor himhim? thenthen ifif mymy markemark
BeBe knowneknown II amam vndoneundone; itit maymay bebe thoughtthought
MyMy husband’shusband’s bankroutbankrupt: whichwhich wayway shallshall II turneturn?
LaxtonLaxton, whatwhat withwith mymy owneown fearesfears, andand thythy wantswants,
I’meI’m l[···]〈◊〉like〈◊〉 aa needleneedle twixt’twixttwixt twotwo adamantsadamants.

EnterEnter MaisterMaster GallipotGallipot hastilyhastily.

Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.NayNay, naynay, wifewife, thethe womenwomen areare allall vpup, haha, howhow,
readingreading aa'a lettersletters? II smelsmell aa goosegoose, aa couplecouple ofof caponscapons, andand aa gam-gammongam∣mongammon
mon
ofof baconbacon fromfrom herher mothermother outout ofof thethe countrycountry, II holdhold mymy
lifelife, — stealesteal, — stealesteal.Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OO beshrowbeshrew youryour heartheart.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.WhatWhat letter’sletter’s thatthat? I’leI’ll see’tsee’t.SheShe tearestears thethe letterletter.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OhOhO wouldwould thouthou had’sthadst nono eyeseyes toto seesee thethe downefalldownfall
ofof meme andand thy selfethyself: I’meI’m forfor euerever, forfor euerever I’meI’m vndoneundone.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.WhatWhat ailesails mymy PruPru? whatwhat paper’spaper’s thatthat thouthou tear’sttear’sttearest?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WouldWould II couldcould tearetear
MyMy veryvery heartheart inin peecespieces: forfor mymy soulesoul
LiesLies onon thethe rackerack ofof shameshame, thatthat torturestortures meme
BeyondBeyond aa womanswoman’s sufferingsuffering.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gall:GallipotGall:WhatWhat meanesmeans thisthis?
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.HadHad youyou nono otherother vengeancevengeance toto throwthrow downedown,
ButBut eueneven inin heigthheight ofof allall mymy ioyesjoys?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.DeereDear womanwoman.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WhenWhen thethe fullfull seasea ofof pleasurepleasure andand contentcontent seem’dseemed
toto flowflow ouerover meme.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.AsAs thouthou desirestdesirest toto keepekeep meeme outout ofof bedlambedlam,

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telltell whatwhat troublestroubles theethee, isis notnot thythy childchild atat nursenurse falnefall’nfallen sickesick, oror
deaddead?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OhOhO nono.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.HeauensHeavensheavens blessebless meme, areare mymy barnesbarns andand houseshouses
YonderYonder atat HocklyHockleyHockly holehole consum’dconsumed withwith firefire,
II cancan buildbuild moremore, sweetesweet PruPru.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.Tis’Tis worseworse, tis’tis worseworse.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.MyMy factorfactor brokebroke, oror isis thethe IonasJonasjonas sunckesunk.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WouldWould allall wewe hadhad werewere swallowedswallowed inin thethe waueswaves,
RatherRather thenthan bothboth shouldshould bebe thethe scornescorn ofof slauesslaves.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.I’meI’m atat mymy witswit’s endend.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OhOhO mymy deeredear husbandhusband,
WhereWhere onceonce II thoughtthought my selfemyself aa fixedfixed starrestar,
Plac’tPlaced onelyonly inin thethe heauenheaven ofof thinethine armesarms,
II fearefear nownow II shallshall proueprove aa wandererwanderer,
OhOhO LaxtonLaxton, LaxtonLaxton, isis itit thenthen mymy fatefate
ToTo bebe byby theethee orethrowneo’erthrown?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.DefendDefend meme wisedomewisdom,
FromFrom fallingfalling intointo frenziefrenzy, onon mymy kneesknees.
SweeteSweet PruPru, speakespeak, whatswhat’s thatthat LaxtonLaxton whowho soso heauyheavy lyeslies onon ((thythy bosomebosom.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.II shallshall suresure runrun madmad.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.II shallshall runrun madmad forfor companycompany thenthen: speakspeak toto meme,
I’meI’m GallipotGallipot thythy husbandhusband, — PruPru, — whywhy PruPru.
ArtArt sickesick inin conscienceconscience forfor somesome villanousvillainous deeddeed
ThouThou wertwert aboutabout toto actact, didstdidst meanemean toto robrob meme,
TushTush II forgiueforgive theethee, hasthast thouthou onon mymy bedbed
ThrustThrust mymy softsoft pillowpillow vnderunder anothersanother’s headhead?
IleI’ll winkewink atat allall faultsfaults PruPru, las’las thatsthat’s nono moremore,
ThenThanThen whatwhat somesome neighboursneighbours neerenear theethee, hauehave donedone beforebefore,
SweeteSweet honyhoney PruPru, whatswhat’s thatthat LaxtonLaxton?
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.OhOho.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.OutOut withwith himhim.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.OhOhO hee’she’s borneborn toto bebe mymy vndoerundoer,
ThisThis handhand whichwhich thouthou calstcall’stcallest thinethine, toto himhim waswas giuengiven,
ToTo himhim waswas II mademade suresure ithi’th’ith’ sightsight ofof heauenheaven.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.II neuernever heardheard thisthis thunderthunder.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.YesYes, yesyes, beforebefore

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II waswas toto theethee contractedcontracted, toto himhim II sworeswore,
SinceSince lastlast II sawsaw himhim tweluetwelve monethsmonths threethree timestimes toldtold,
TheThe MooneMoon hathhath drawnedrawn throughthrough herher lightlight siluersilver bowbow,
ForFor oreo’er thethe seasseas heehe wentwent, andand itit waswas saidsaid,
(ButBut RumorRumor lyeslies) thatthat hehe inin FranceFrance waswas deaddead.
ButBut hee’she’s aliuealive, ohoho hee’she’s aliuealive, hehe sentsent,
ThatThat letterletter toto meme, whichwhich inin ragerage II rentrent,
SwearingSwearing withwith oathesoaths mostmost damnablydamnably toto hauehave meme,
OrOr tearetear meme fromfrom thisthis bosomebosom, ohoho heauensheavens sauesave meme,
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.MyMy heartheart willwill breakebreak, — sham’dshamed andand vndoneundone
forfor euerever.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.SoSo blackblack aa dayday (poorepoor wretchwretch) wentwent oreo’er theethee neuernever.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.IfIf thouthou shouldstshouldst wrastlewrestle withwith himhim atat thethe lawlaw,
Th’artTh’artthou’rt suresure toto fallfall, nono oddeodd slightslight, nono preuentionprevention.
IleI’ll telltell himhim th’artth’artthou’rt withwith childchild.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.VmhUmh.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gall.GallipotGall.OrOr giuegive outout oneone ofof mymy menmen waswas taneta’en a bedabeda-bed
withwith theethee.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.VmhUmhumh, vmhumh.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.BeforeBefore II looselose theethee mymy deeredear PruPru,,;
IleI’ll driuedrive itit toto thatthat pushpush.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WorseWorse, andand worseworse stillstill,
YouYou embraceembrace aa mischiefemischief, toto preuentprevent anan illill.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.IleI’ll buybuy theethee ofoffof himhim, stopstop hishis mouthmouth withwith GoldGold,
Think’stThink’stThinkest thouthou twill’twill dodo.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.OhOhO meme, heauensheavens grantgrant itit wouldwould,
YetYet nownow mymy sencessenses areare setset moremore inin tunetune,
HeHe writwrit, asas II rememberremember inin hishis letterletter,
ThatThat hehe inin ridingriding vpup andand downedown hadhad spentspent,
(EreEre heehe couldcould findefind meme) thirtythirty poundspounds, sendsend thatthat,
StandStand notnot onon thirtythirty withwith himhim.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.FortyForty PruPru, saysay thouthou thethe wordword tis’tis donedone, weewe
ventureventure liueslives forfor wealthwealth, butbut mustmust dodo moremore toto keepekeep ourour wiueswives,
thirtythirty oror fortyforty PruPru.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ThirtyThirty goodgood sweetesweet
OfOf anan illill bargainebargain letslet’s sauesave whatwhat wewe cancan,
IleI’ll paypay itit himhim withwith mymy tearestears, hehe waswas aa manman

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WhenWhen firstfirst II knewknew himhim ofof aa meekemeek spiritspirit,
AllAll goodnessegoodness isis notnot yetyet dryddried vpup II hopehope.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gall.GallipotGall.HeHe shallshall hauehave thirtythirty poundpound, letlet thatthat stopstop allall:
LouesLove’sLoves sweetssweets tasttaste bestbest, whenwhen wewe hauehave drunkedrunk downedown GallGall.

EnterEnter MaisterMaster TiltyardTiltyard, andand hishis wifewife, MaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk, andand
MistresseMistress OpenworkeOpenworkOpenworke.

Gods soGodsGodsoGod’ssoso, ourour friendsfriends; comecome, comecome, smothsmooth youryour cheekecheek;
AfterAfter aa stormestorm thethe faceface ofof heauenheaven lookslooks sleekesleek.
Maist.MasterMaist. Tilt.TiltyardTilt.DidDid II notnot telltell youyou thesethese turtlesturtles werewere togethertogether?
Mist.Mistress Tilt.TiltyardTilt.HowHow dostdost thouthou sirrasirrah? whywhy sistersister GallipotGallipot?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenLordLord howhow shee’sshe’s chang’dchanged?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.IsIs youryour wifewife illill sirsir?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.YesYes indeedindeed lala sirsir, veryvery illill, veryvery illill, neuernever worseworse,
Mist.Mistress Tilt.TiltyardTilt.HowHow herher headhead burnesburns, feelefeel howhow herher pulsespulses workwork.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSisterSister lielie downedown aa littlelittle, thatthat alwaiesalways doesdoes meeme
goodgood.
Mist.Mistress Tilt.TiltyardTilt.InIn goodgood sadnessesadness II findefind bestbest easeease inin thatthat tootoo,
HasHas sheeshe laidlaid somesome hothot thingthing toto herher StomachStomach?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.NoNo, butbut II willwill laylay somethingsomething anonanon.
Maist.MasterMaist. Tilt.TiltyardTilt.ComeCome, comecome foolesfools, youyou troubletrouble herher, shal’sshall’s goego
MaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.YesYes sweetesweet MaisterMaster TiltyardTiltyard; sirrasirrah RosamondRosamond II holdhold mymy
lifelife GallipotGallipot hathhath vextvexed hishis wifewife.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSheeShe hashas aa horriblehorrible highhigh colourcolour indeedindeed.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WeeWewe shallshall hauehave youryour faceface paintedpainted withwith thethe samesame redred
soonesoon atat nightnight, whenwhen youryour husbandhusband comescomes fromfrom hishis rubbersrubbers inin
aa falsefalse alleyalley; thouthou wiltwilt notnot beleeuebelieve meme thatthat hishis bowlesbowls runrun withwith
aa wrongwrong byasbias.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenItIt cannotcannot sinkesink intointo meeme, thatthat heehe feedesfeeds vponupon
stalestale muttenmutton abroadabroad, hauinghaving betterbetter andand fresherfresher atat homehome.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WhatWhat ifif II bringbring theethee, wherewhere thouthou shaltshalt seesee himhim standstand
atat rackerack andand mangermanger?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenIleI’ll saddlesaddle himhim in’sin’s kindkind, andand spurrespur himhim tilltill heehe
kickekick againeagain.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.ShallShall thouthou andand II rideride ourour iourneyjourney thenthen.

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Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHeere’sHere’s mymy handhand.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NoNo moremore; comecome MaisterMaster TiltyardTiltyard, shallshall wewe leapeleap intointo
thethe stirropsstirrups withwith ourour womenwomen, andand ambleamble homehome?
Maist.MasterMaist. Tilt.TiltyardTilt.YesYes, yesyes, comecome wifewife.
Mist.Mistress Tilt.TiltyardTilt.InIntrothIntrothIn trothtroth sistersister, II hopehope youyou willwill dodo wellwell forfor allall thisthis.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.II hopehope II shallshall: farewellfarewell goodgood sistersister: sweetsweet MaisterMaster
GoshawkeGoshawk.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.WelcomeWelcome brotherbrother, mostmost kindliekindly welcomewelcome sirsir.
OmnesOmnesThankesThanks sirsir forfor ourour goodgood cheerecheer.
ExeuntExeunt allall butbut GallipotGallipot andand hishis wifewife.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ItIt shallshall bebe soso, becausebecause aa craftycrafty knaueknave
ShallShall notnot out reachoutoutreachoutreachreach meme, nornor walkewalk byby mymy doredoor
WithWith mymy wifewife armearm inin armearm, asas ’twere’twere hishis whoorewhore,
I’leI’ll giuegive himhim aa goldengolden coxcombecoxcomb, thirtythirty poundpound:
TushTush PruPru what’swhat’s thirtythirty poundpound? sweetesweet duckeduck lookelook cheerelycheerly.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ThouThou artart worthyworthy ofof mymy heartheart thouthou bui’stbuy’st itit deerelydearlydear.

EnterEnter LaxtonLaxton muffledmuffled.

Lax.LaxtonLax.VdsUds lightlight thethe tide’stide’s againstagainst meme, aa poxpox ofof youryour Potti-PotticarishpPotti∣carishpPothecaryshipapothecaryship
carishp:
ohoho forfor somesome glisterglister toto setset himhim goinggoing; ’tis’tis oneone ofof Her-HerculesHer∣culesHercules’
cules
labourslabours, toto treadtread oneone ofof thesethese CittieCity henneshens, becausebecause theirtheir
cockescocks areare stilstill crowingcrowing ouerover themthem; there’sthere’s nono turningturning taletailtale herehere,
II mustmust onon.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OhOhO, husbandhusband seesee hehe comescomes.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.LetLet meme dealedeal withwith himhim.
Lax.LaxtonLax.BlesseBless youyou sirsir.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.BeBe youyou blestblessed tootoo sirsir ifif youyou comecome inin peacepeace.
Lax.LaxtonLax.HaueHave youyou anyany goodgood puddingpudding TobaccoTobacco sirsir?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OhOhO pickepick nono quarrelsquarrels gentlegentle sirsir, mymy husbandhusband
IsIs notnot aa manman ofof weaponweapon, asas youyou areare,
HeHe knowesknows allall, II hauehave opnedopened allall beforebefore himhim, concerningconcerning youyou.
Lax.LaxtonLax.ZounesZoundszounds hashas sheshe showneshown mymy lettersletters.
MistMistressMrs. Gal.GallipotGal.SupposeSuppose mymy casecase werewere yoursyours, whatwhat wouldwould youyou dodo.
AtAt suchsuch aa pinchpinch, suchsuch batteriesbatteries, suchsuch assaultesassaults,,▪
OfO●Of fatherfather, mothermother, kinredkindred, toto dissoluedissolve
TheThe knotknot youyou tyedtied, andand toto bebe boundbound toto himhim?

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HowHow couldcould youyou shiftshift thisthis stormestorm offoff?
Lax.LaxtonLax.IfIf II knowknow hanghang meme.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.BesidesBesides aa storystory ofof youryour deathdeath waswas readread
EachEach minuteminute toto meme.
Lax.LaxtonLax.WhatWhat aa poxpox meanesmeans thisthis ridlingriddling?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.BeBe wisewise sirsir, letlet notnot youyou andand II bebe tosttossed
OnOn LawiersLawyer’slawyer’s penspens; theythey hauehave sharpesharp nibsnibs andand drawdraw
MensMen’s veryvery heart bloudheartheart-bloodheart bloud blood fromfrom themthem; whatwhat needneed youyou sirsir
ToTo beatebeat thethe drummedrum ofof mymy wifeswife’s infamyinfamy,
AndAnd callcall youryour friendsfriends togethertogether sirsir toto prooueprove
YourYour precontactprecontractprecontact, whenwhen sh’hassh’hasshe’s confestconfessed itit?
Lax.LaxtonLax.VmhUmhumh sirsir, — hashas sheshe confestconfessed itit?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.Sh’hasSh’hasshe’s ’faith’faithi’faith toto meme sirsir, vponupon youryour letterletter sendingsending.
MistMistressM.M. ist is’t. Gal.GallipotGal.II hauehave, II hauehave.
Lax.LaxtonLax.IfIf II letlet thisthis yroniron coolecool callcall meme slaueslave,
DoDo youyou hearehear, youyou damedame PrudencePrudence? think’stthink’st thouthou vilevile womanwoman
I’leI’ll taketake thesethese blowesblows andand winkewink?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.VponUpon mymy kneesknees.
Lax.LaxtonLax.OutOut impudenceimpudence.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.GoodGood sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.YouYou goatishgoatish slauesslaves,
NoNo wildewild foulefoul toto cutcut vpup butbut minemine?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.AlasAlas sirsir,
YouYou makemake herher fleshflesh toto trembletremble, frighrfrightfrighrfright herher notnot,
SheeShe shallshall dodo reasonreason, andand what’swhat’s fitfit.
Lax.LaxtonLax.I’leI’ll hauehave theethee, wertwert thouthou moremore commoncommon
ThenThan anan hospitallhospital, andand moremore diseaseddiseased. —
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ButBut oneone wordword goodgood sirsir.
Lax.LaxtonLax.SoSo sirsir.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.II marriedmarried herher, hauehave lineline withwith herher, andand gotgoygot
TwoTwo childrenchildren onon herher bodybody, thinkethink butbut onon thatthat;
HaueHave youyou soso beggarlybeggarly anan appetiteappetite
WhenWhen II vponupon aa daintydainty dishdish hauehave fedfed
ToTo dinedine vponupon mymy scrapsscraps, mymy leauingsleavings? haha sirsir?
DoDo II comecome neerenear youyou nowuownowvow sirsir?
Lax.LaxtonLax.Be ladyBeBe-ladyBe Lady Lady youyou touchtouch meme.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.WouldWould notnot youyou scornescorn toto wearewear mymy cloathesclothes sirsir?

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Lax.LaxtonLax.RightRight sirsir.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ThenThen praypray sirsir wearewear notnot herher, forfor shee’sshe’s aa garmentgarment
SoSo fittingfitting forfor mymy bodybody, I’meI’m loathloath
AnotherAnother shouldshould putput itit onon, youyou willwill vndoeundo bothboth.
YourYour letterletter (asas sheeshe saidsaid) complainedcomplained youyou hadhad spentspent
InIn questquest ofof herher, somesome thirtythirty poundpound, I’leI’ll paypay itit;
ShallShall thatthat sirsir stopstop thisthis gapgap vpup twixttwixt youyou twotwo?
Lax.LaxtonLax.WellWell ifif II swallowswallow thisthis wrongwrong, letlet herher thankethank youyou:
TheThe monymoney beingbeing paidpaid sirsir, II amam gongone:
FarewellFarewell, ohoho womenwomen happy’shappy’s heehe truststrusts nonenone.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.DispatchDispatch himhim hencehence sweetesweet husbandhusband.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.YesYes deeredear wifewife: praypray sirsir comecome inin, ereere MaisterMaster ((LaxtonLaxton partpart
ThouThou shaltshalt inin winewine drinkedrink toto himhim,
ExitExit MaisterMaster GallipotGallipot andand hishis wifewife.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WithWith allall mymy heartheart; — howhow dostdost thouthou likelike mymy witwit?
Lax.LaxtonLax.RarelyRarely, thatthat wilewile
ByBy whichwhich thethe SerpentSerpent diddid thethe firstfirst womanwoman beguilebeguile,
DidDid euerever sincesince, allall womenswomen’s bosomesbosoms fillfill;
Y’areY’areYou’re appleapple eaterseaters allall, deceiuersdeceivers stillstill.ExitExit LaxtonLaxton.

EnterEnter SirSir AlexanderAlexander WengraueWengraveWengraue: SirSir DauyDavy DapperDapper, SirSir AdamAdam
AppletonAppleton, atat oneone doredoor, andand TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore atat anotheranother dooredoor.

Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOutOut withwith youryour taletale SirSir DauyDavy, toto SirSir AdamAdam.
AA KnaueKnave isis inin minemine eieeye deepedeep inin mymy debtdebt.
SirSir Da.DapperDa.NayNay: ifif heehe bebe aa knaueknave sirsir, holdhold himhim fastfast.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSpeakeSpeak softlysoftly, whatwhat eggeegg isis therethere hatchinghatching nownow.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AA DucksDuck’sduck’s eggeegg sirsir, aa duckeduck thatthat hashas eateneaten aa frogfrog, II
hauehave cracktcracked thethe shellshell, andand somesome villanyvillainy oror otherother willwill peeppeep outout
presentlypresently; thethe duckeduck thatthat sitssits isis thethe bouncingbouncing RampeRamp (thatthat
RoaringRoaring GirleGirl mymy MistresseMistress) thethe drakedrake thatthat mustmust treadtread isis youryour
sonneson SebastianSebastian.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexBeBe quickequick.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs thethe tonguetongue ofof anan oisteroyster wenchwench.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAndAnd seesee thythy newesnews bebe truetrue.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs aa barbarsbarber’s eueryevery satterdaySaturday nightnight — madmad MolMoll.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAhAh.

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Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MustMust bebe letlet inin withoutwithout knockingknocking atat youryour backeback gategate.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.YourYour chamberchamber willwill bebe mademade baudybawdy.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexGoodGood.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.SheeSheshe comescomes inin aa shirtshirt ofof malemale.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHowHow shirtshirt ofof malemailmail?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.YesYes sirsir oror aa malemale shirtshirt, that’sthat’s toto saysay inin mansman’s apparellapparel.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexToTo mymy sonneson.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.CloseClose toto youryour sonneson: youryour sonneson andand herher MooneMoon
willwill bebe inin coniunctionconjunction, ifif allall AlminacksAlmanacsAlminacksAlmanacs lielie notnot, herher blackeblack
saueguardsafeguard isis turnedturned intointo aa deepedeep sloppeslop, thethe holesholes ofof herher vpperupper
bodybody toto buttonbutton holesholes, herher wastcoatewaistcoat toto aa dubletdoublet, herher placketplacket toto
thethe ancientancient seateseat ofof aa codpicecodpiece, andand youyou shallshall taketake ’em’em bothboth withwith
standingstanding collerscollars.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexArtArt suresure ofof thisthis?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs eueryevery throngthrong isis suresure ofof aa pick-pocketpickpocket, asas suresure asas
aa whoorewhore isis ofof thethe clyentsclients allall MichaelmasMichaelmas TearmeTerm, andand ofof thethe
poxpox afterafter thethe TearmeTerm.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTheThe timetime ofof theirtheir tiltingtilting?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThreeThree.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTheThe dayday?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThisThis.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAwayAway plyply itit, watchwatch herher.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs thethe diuelldevil dothdoth forfor thethe deathdeath ofof aa baudbawd, I’leI’ll watchwatch
herher, dodo youyou catchcatch herher.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexShee’sShe’s fastfast: heerehere weaueweave thouthou thethe netsnets; harkehark,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.TheyThey areare mademade.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII toldtold themthem thouthou didstdidst oweowe meeme moneymoney; holdhold itit vpup: ((maintain’tmaintain’t.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.StiflyStiffly; asas aa PuritanPuritan doesdoes contentioncontention,
FoxeFox II oweowe theethee notnot thethe valuevalue ofof aa halfepennyhalfpenny halterhalter.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThouThou shaltshalt bebe hang’dhanged in’tin’t ereere thouthou scapescape soso.
VarletVarlet I’leI’ll makemake theethee lookelook throughthrough aa grategrate.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.I’leI’ll do’tdo’tpresentlydo’t presentlypresently, throughthrough aa TauerneTavern grategrate, drawerdrawer:
pishpish.ExitExit TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore
Ad[*]mAdamAdam.HasHas thethe knaueknave vextvexed youyou sirsir?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAsktAsked himhim mymy monymoney,
HeHe swearesswears mymy sonneson receiu’dreceived itit: ohoho thatthat boyboy

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WillWill nerene’er leaueleave heapingheaping sorrowessorrows onon mymy heartheart,
TillTill hehe hashas brokebroke itit quitequite.
AdamAdam.IsIs hehe stillstill wildwild?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAsAs isis aa russianrussian BeareBear.
AdamAdam.ButBut hehe hashas leftleft
HisHis oldold haunthaunt withwith thatthat baggagebaggage.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWorseWorse stillstill andand worseworse,
HeHe laieslays onon meme hishis shameshame, II onon himhim mymy cursecurse.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.MyMy sonnnesonneson IackeJack DapperDapper thenthen shallshall runrun withwith himhim,
AllAll inin oneone pasturepasture.
AdamAdam.ProuesProves youryour sonneson badbadbade tootoo sirsir?
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.AsAs villanyvillainy cancan makemake himhim: youryour SebastianSebastian
DoatesDoaresDotesdoors butbut onon oneone drabbdrab, minemine onon aa thousandthousand,
AA noysenoise ofof fiddlersfiddlers, TobaccoTobacco, winewine andand aa whoorewhore,
AA MercerMercer thatthat willwill letlet himhim taketake vpup moremore,
DyceDice, andand aa water spaniellwaterwater-spanielwater spaniell spaniel withwith aa DuckeDuck: ohoho,
BringBring himhim a bedabeda-bed withwith thesethese, whenwhen hishis pursepurse ginglesjingles,
RoaringRoaring boyesboys followfollow at’sat’s taletailtale, fencersfencers andand ninglesningles,
(BeastsBeasts AdamAdam nerene’ernever gauegave namename toto) thesethese horse-leecheshorse-leecheshorseleeches suckesuck
MyMy sonneson, hehe beingbeing drawnedrawn drydry, theythey allall liuelive onon smoakesmoke.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTobaccoTobacco?
S.SirS. DauyDavyRightRight, butbut II hauehave inin mymy brainebrain
AA windmillwindmill goinggoing thatthat shallshall grindgrind toto dustdust
TheThe folliesfollies ofof mymy sonneson, andand makemake himhim wisewise,
OrOr aa starkestark foolefool; praypray lendlend meme youryour aduiseadvice.
Both.Both.ThatThat shallshall youyou goodgood sirsir DauyDavy.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.Heere’sHere’s thethe sprindgespringe
IIhaII ha’ haha’ setset toto catchcatch thisthis woodcockewoodcock inin: anan actionaction
InIn aa falsefalse namename (vnknowneunknown toto himhim) isis entredentered.
I’thI’th CounterCounter toto arrestarrest IackeJack DapperDapper.
Both.Both.HaHa, haha, hehe.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.ThinkeThink youyou thethe CounterCounter cannotcannot breakebreak himhim?
AdamAdam.BreakeBreak himhim?
YesYes andand breake’sbrēake’sbreak’s heartheart tootoo ifif hehe lielie therethere longlong.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.I’leI’ll makemake himhim singsing aa CounterCounter tenortenor suresure.
AdamAdam.NoNo wayway toto tametame himhim likelike itit, therethere heehe shallshall learnelearn
WhatWhat monymoney isis indeedindeed, andand howhow toto spendspend itit.

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S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.Hee’sHe’s bridledbridled therethere.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIAyay, yetyet knowesknows notnot howhow toto mendmend itit,
BedlamBedlam curescures notnot moremore madmenmadmen inin aa yeareyear,
ThenThan oneone ofof thethe CountersCounters doesdoes, menmen paypay moremore deeredear
ThereThere forfor theretheirthere witwit thenthanthen any whereanywhere; aa CounterCounter
WhyWhy ’tis’tis anan vniuersityuniversity, whowho notnot seessees?
AsAs schollersscholars therethere, soso heerehere menmen taketake degreesdegrees,
AndAnd followfollow thethe samesame studiesstudies (allall alikealike.)
SchollersScholarsscholars learnelearn firstfirst LogickeLogic andand RhetorickeRhetoric.
SoSo doesdoes aa prisonerprisoner; withwith finefine honiedhoneyed speechspeech
At’sAt’s firstfirst commingcoming inin hehe dothdoth perswadepersuade, beseechbeseech,
HeHe maymay bebe lodg’dlodged withwith oneone thatthat isis notnot itchyitchy;
ToTo lielie inin aa cleaneclean chamberchamber, inin sheetssheets notnot lowsylousy,
ButBut whenwhen hehe hashas nono moneymoney, thenthen doesdoes hehe trytry,
ByBy subtilesubtle LogickeLogic, andand quaintquaint sophistrysophistry,
ToTo makemake thethe keeperskeepers trusttrust himhim.
AdamAdam.SaySay theythey dodo.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThenThen hee’she’s aa graduategraduate.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.SaySay theythey trusttrust himhim notnot,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThenThen isis hehe heldheld aa freshmanfreshman andand aa sotsot,
AndAnd neuernever shallshall commencecommence, butbut beingbeing stillstill bar’dbarred
BeBe expulstexpulsed fromfrom thethe MaistersMaster’smaster’s sideside, toth’toth’ twopennytwopenny wardward,
OrOr elseelse i’thi’th holehole, begbeg plac’tplaced.
AdamAdam.WhenWhen thenthen II praypray proceedsproceeds aa prisonerprisoner.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhenWhen monymoney beingbeing thethe theametheme,
HeHe cancan disputedispute withwith hishis hardhard creditorscreditors’creditors heartshearts,
AndAnd getget outout cleereclear, hee’she’s thenthen aa MaisterMaster ofof ArtsArts;
SirSir DauyDavy sendsend youryour sonneson toto WoodstreetWoodstreet ColledgeCollege,
AA GentlemanGentleman cancan no wherenowhere getget moremore knowledgeknowledge.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.ThereThere GallantsGallants studystudy hardhard.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTrueTrue: toto getget monymoney.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.’lieslies bith’byth’ heelesheels i’faithi’faith, thankesthanks, thankesthanks, II haha’ sentsent
ForFor aa couplecouple ofof bearesbears shallshall pawpaw himhim.

EnterEnter SeriantSergeantSeriant CurtilaxCurtilax andand YeomanYeoman HangerHanger.

AdamAdam.WhoWho comescomes yonderyonder?

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S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.TheyThey lookelook likelike puttocksputtocks, thesethese shouldshould bebe theythey.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII knowknow ’em’em, theythey areare officersofficers, sirsir wee’lwe’ll leaueleave youyou.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.MyMy goodgood knightsknights.
LeaueLeave meme, youyou seesee I’meI’m hauntedhaunted nownow withwith spiritsspirits.
Both.Both.FareFare youyou wellwell sirsir.ExeuntExeunt Alex.AlexanderAlex. andand AdamAdam,
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.ThisThis oldold muzzlemuzzle chopschops shouldshould bebe hehe
ByBy thethe fellowesfellow’s discriptiondescription: SaueSave youyou sirsir.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.ComeCome hitherhither youyou madmad varletsvarlets, diddid notnot mymy manman telltell
youyou II watchtwatched herehere forfor youyou.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.OneOne inin aa blewblue coatecoat sirsir toldtold vsus, thatthat inin thisthis placeplace anan
oldold GentlemanGentleman wouldwould watchwatchforvswatch forvsus vsforusfor, aa thingthing contrarycontrary toto ourour
oathoath, forfor wewe areare toto watchwatch forfor eueryevery wickedwicked membermember inin aa CittyCity.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.You’lYou’ll watchwatch thenthen fotforfotfor tenten thousandthousand, what’swhat’s thythy
namename honestyhonesty?
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.SeriantSergeant CurtilaxCurtilax II sirsir.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.AnAn excellentexcellent namename forfor aa SeriantSergeantsergeant, CurtilaxCurtilax.
SeriantsSergeants indeedindeed areare weaponsweapons ofof thethe lawlaw,
WhenWhen prodigallprodigal ruffiansruffians farrefar inin debtdebt areare grownegrown,
ShouldShould notnot youyou cutcut themthem; CittizensCitizens werewere orethrowneo’erthrown,
ThouThou dwel’stdwell’stdwellest herebyhereby inin HolborneHolborn CurtilaxCurtilax.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.That’sThat’s mymy circuitcircuit sirsir, II coniureconjure mostmost inin thatthat circlecircle.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.AndAnd whatwhat yongyoung towardtowardtowards welpwhelp isis thisthis?
Hang.HangerHang.OfOf thethe samesame litterlitter, hishis yeomanyeoman sirsir, mymy name’sname’s HangerHanger.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.YeomanYeoman HangerHanger.
OneOne pairepair ofof sheeresshears suresure cutcut outout bothboth youryour coatescoats,
YouYou hauehave twotwo namesnames mostmost dangerousdangerous toto mensmen’s throatesthroats,
YouYou twotwo areare villanousvillainous loadesloads onon GentlemensGentlemen’sgentlemen’s backsbacks,
DeereDear wareware, thisthis HangerHanger andand thisthis CurtilaxCurtilax.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.WeWe areare asas otherother menmen areare sirsir, II cannotcannot seesee butbut heehe whowho
makesmakes aa showshow ofof honestyhonesty andand religionreligion, ifif hishis clawesclaws cancan fa-fastenfa∣stenfasten
sten
toto hishis likingliking, hehe drawesdraws bloudblood; allall thatthat liuelive inin thethe worldworld,
areare butbut greatgreat fishfish andand littlelittle fishfish, andand feedefeed vponupon oneone anotheranother,
somesome eateeat vpup wholewhole menmen, aa SeriantSergeantsergeant carescares butbut forfor thethe shouldershoulder ofof
aa manman, theythey callcall vsus knauesknaves andand currescurs, butbut manymany timestimes heehe thatthat
setssets vsus onon, worriesworries moremore lambeslambs oneone yeareyear, thenthan wewe dodo inin seuenseven.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.SpokeSpokeSpoken likelike aa noblenoble CerberusCerberus, isis thethe actionaction entredentered?
Hang.HangerHang.HisHis namename isis entredentered inin thethe bookebook ofof vnbeleeuersunbelievers.

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S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.WhatWhat booke’sbook’s thatthat?
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.TheThe bookebook wherewhere allall prisonersprisoners’prisoners namesnames standstand, andand notnot
oneone amongstamongst fortyforty, whenwhen hehe comescomes inin, beleeuesbelieves toto comecome outout inin
hasthaste.
S.SirS. Da.DapperDa.BeBe asas doggeddogged toto himhim asas youryour officeoffice allowesallows youyou toto bebe.
Both.Both.OhOhO sirsir.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.YouYou knowknow thethe vnthriftunthrift IackeJack DapperDapper.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.IAyay, IAyay, sirsir, thatthat GullGull? aswellas well asas II knowknow mymy yeomanyeoman.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.AndAnd youyou knowknow hishis fatherfather tootoo, SirSir DauyDavy DapperDapper?
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.AsAs damn’ddamned aa vsurerusurer asas euerever waswas amongamong IewesJews; ifif heehe
werewere suresure hishis fathersfather’s skinneskin wouldwould yeeldyield himhim anyany moneymoney, heehe
wouldwould whenwhen hehe dyesdies fleaflay itit offoff, andand sellsell itit toto couercover drummesdrums forfor
childrenchildren atat BartholmewBartholomewBartholmew fairefair.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.WhatWhat toadestoads areare thesethese toto spitspit poysonpoison onon aa manman toto
hishis faceface? doedo youyou seesee (mymy honesthonest rascalsrascals?) yonderyonder gray-houndgreyhound isis
thethe dogdog hehe huntshunts withwith, outout ofof thatthat TauerneTavern IackeJack DapperDapper willwill
sallysally sasa, sasa; giuegive thethe countercounter, onon, setset vponupon himhim.
Both.Both.Wee’lWe’ll chargecharge himhim vppo’thupo’th’upo’the backeback sirsir.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.TakeTake nono bailebail, putput macemace enoughenough intointo hishis caudlecaudle,
doubledouble youryour filesfiles, trauersetraverse youryour groundground.
Both.Both.BraueBrave sirsir.
S.SirS. DauyDavy:CryCry armearm, armearm, armearm.
Both.Both.ThusThus sirsir.
S.SirS. Dauy.Davy.ThereThere boyboy, therethere boyboy, awayaway: lookelook toto youryour preyprey
mymy trewtrue EnglishEnglish wolueswolves, andand andand soso II vanishvanish.ExitExit S.SirS. DauyDavy
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.SomeSome wardenwarden ofof thethe SeriantsSergeants begatbegat thisthis oldold fellowfellow
vponupon mymy lifelife, standstand closeclose.
Hang.HangerHang.ShallShall thethe ambuscadoambuscado lielie inin oneone placeplace?
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.NoNo nookeuookenookuooke thouthou yonderyonder.EnterEnter MolMollMol andand TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore.
Mol.MollMol.RalphRalph.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.WhatWhat sayessays mymy brauebrave CaptaineCaptain malemale andand femalefemale?
Mol.MollMol.ThisThis HolborneHolborn isis suchsuch aa wranglingwrangling streetestreet,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThatsThat sThat’sthat’s becausebecause LawiersLawyerslawyer’s walkeswalks toto andand frofro in’tin’t.
Mol.MollMol.Heere’sHere’s suchsuch iustlingjustling, asas ifif eueryevery oneone weewe metmet werewere
drunkedrunk andand reel’dreeled.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.StandStand MistresseMistress dodo youyou notnot smellsmell carrioncarrion?
Mol.MollMol.CarryonCarrioncarrion? nono, yetyet II spyspy rauensravens.

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Trap.TrapdoorTrap.SomeSome poorepoor winde-shakenwind-shaken gallantgallant willwill anonanon fallfall intointo
soresore labourlabour, andand thesethese men-midwiuesmen-midwives mustmust bringbring himhim toto bedbed
i’thei’the countercounter, therethere allall thosethose thatthat areare greatgreat withwith childchild withwith
debtsdebts, lielie inin.
Mol.MollMol.StandStand vpup.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.LikeLike youryour newnew maypollmaypole.
Hang.HangerHang.WhistWhist, whewwhew.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.HumpHump, nono.
Mol.MollMol.PeepingPeeping? itit shallshall gogo hardhard huntsmenhuntsmen, butbut I’leI’ll spoylespoil
youryour gamegame, theythey lookelook forfor allall thethe worldworld likelike twotwo infectedinfected malt-maltmenmalt∣menmaltmen
men
commingcoming muffledmuffled vpup inin theirtheir cloakescloaks inin aa frostyfrosty morningmorning
toto LondonLondon.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AA coursecourse, CaptaineCaptain; aa bearebear comescomes toto thethe stakestake.
EnterEnter IackeJack DapperDapper andand GulGul.GullGul...
Mol.MollMol.ItIt shouldshould beebe soso, forfor thethe doggesdogs strugglestruggle toto beebe letlet
looseloose.
Hang.HangerHang.WhewWhew.Curt.CurtilaxCurt.HempHemp.
MollMoll.HarkeHark TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore, followfollow youryour leaderleader.
IackeJack Dap.DapperDap.GulGul.GullGul...
Gul.GullGul.MaisterMaster.
IackeJack Dap.DapperDap.Did’stDidst euerever seesee suchsuch anan asseass asas II amam boyboy?
Gul.GullGul.NoNo byby mymy trothtroth sirsir, toto looselose allall youryour monymoney, yetyet hauehave
falsefalse dicedice ofof youryour owneown, whywhy ’tis’tis asas II sawsaw aa greatgreat fellowfellow vsedused
t’othert’othertother dayday, hehe hadhad aa fairefair swordsword andand bucklerbuckler, andand yetyet aa butcherbutcher
drydry beatebeat himhim withwith aa cudgellcudgel.
Both.Both.HonestHonest SerieantSergeant flyfly, fliefly MaisterMaster DapperDapper you’lyou’ll bebe ar-arrestedar∣restedarrested
rested
elseelse.
IackeJack Dap.DapperDap.RunRun GulGullGul andand drawdraw.
Gul.GullGul.RunRun MaisterMaster, GullGull followesfollows youyou.
ExitExit DapperDapper andand GullGull.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.II knowknow youyou wellwell enoughenough, you’ryou’re butbut aa whorewhore toto hanghang
vponupon anyany manman.
Mol.MollMol.WhoresWhores thenthen areare likelike SerieantsSergeants, soso nownow hanghang youyou, drawdraw
roguerogue, butbut strikestrike notnot: forfor aa brokenbroken patepate they’lthey’ll keepekeep theirtheir bedsbeds,
andand recouerrecover twentytwenty markesmarks damagesdamages.
Curt.CurtilaxCurt.YouYou shallshall paypay forfor thisthis rescuerescue, runnerun downedown shoe-shoelaneshoe∣laneshoe laneshoelane
lane
andand meetemeet himhim.

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Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ShuShooShu, isis thisthis aa rescuerescue GentlemenGentlemen oror nono?
Mol.MollMol.RescueRescue? aa poxpox onon ’em’em, TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore let’slet’s awayaway,
I’meI’m gladglad II hauehave donedone perfectperfect oneone goodgood workework to daytoday,
IfIf anyany GentlemanGentleman bebe inin ScriuenersScrivener’sScriveners bandsbands,
SendSend butbut forfor MolMoll, she’llshe’ll bailebail himhim byby thesethese handshands.ExeuntExeunt.

EnterEnter SirSir AlexanderAlexander WengraueWengraveWengraue solussolus.

Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexVnahppyVnhappyUnhappyunhappy inin thethe folliesfollies ofof aa sonneson,
LedLed againstagainst iudgementjudgement, sencesense, obedienceobedience,
AndAnd allall thethe powerspowers ofof noblenessenobleness andand witwit;EnterEnter TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore
OhOhO wretchedwretched fatherfather, nownow TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore willwill sheshe comecome?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.InIn mansman’s apparellapparel sirsir, II amam inin herher heartheart nownow,
AndAnd shareshare inin allall herher secretssecrets.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexPeacePeace, peacepeace, peacepeace.
HereHere taketake mymy GermaneGerman watchwatch, hang’thang’t vpup inin sightsight,
ThatThat II maymay seesee herher hanghang inin EnglishEnglish for’tfor’t.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II warrantwarrant youyou forfor thatthat nownow, nextnext SessionsSessions ridsrids herher sirsir,
ThisThis watchwatch willwill bringbring herher inin betterbetter thenthan aa hundredhundred constablesconstables.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexGoodGood TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore saistsaystsayest thouthou soso, thouthou cheer’stcheer’stcheerest mymy heartheart
AfterAfter aa stormestorm ofof sorrowsorrow, — mymy goldgold chainechain tootoo,
HereHere taketake aa hundredhundred markesmarks inin yellowyellow linkeslinks.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThatThat willwill dodo wellwell toto bringbring thethe watchwatch toto lightlight sirsir.
AndAnd worthworth aa thousandthousand ofof youryour HeadborowesHeadboroughsHeadborowes lanthorneslanthornslanterns.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexPlacePlace thatthat a’thea’the CourtCourt cubbartcupboardcubbart, letlet itit lielie
FullFull inin thethe veiwview ofof herher theefe-whoorishthief-whorish eieeye.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.SheeShe cannotcannot missemiss itit sirsir, II see’tsee’t soso plaineplain, thatthat II couldcould
steal’tsteal’t my selfemyself.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexPerhapsPerhaps thouthou shaltshalt tootoo,
ThatThat oror somethingsomething asas weightyweighty; whatwhat sheeshe leauesleaves,
ThouThou shaltshalt comecome closelyclosely inin, andand filchfilch awayaway,
AndAnd allall thethe weightweight vponupon herher backeback I’leI’ll laylay.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.YouYou cannotcannot assureassure thatthat sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNoNo, whatwhat letslets itit?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.BeingBeing aa stoutstout girlegirl, perhapsperhaps shee’lshe’ll desiredesire pressingpressing,
ThenThenThan allall thethe weightweight mustmust lylie vponupon herher bellybelly.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexBellyBelly oror backeback II carecare notnot soso I’ueI’ve oneone.

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Trap.TrapdoorTrap.You’rYou’re ofof mymy mindemind forfor thatthat sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHangHang vpup mymy rufferuff bandband withwith thethe diamonddiamond atat itit,
ItIt maymay bebe shee’lshe’ll likelike thatthat bestbest.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.It’sIt’s wellwell forfor herher, thatthat sheeshe mustmust hauehave herher choicechoice, heehe
thinkesthinks nothingnothing tootoo goodgood forfor herher, ifif youyou holdhold onon thisthis mindemind
aa littlelittle longerlonger, itit shallshall beebe thethe firstfirst workework II doedo toto turneturn theefethief
my selfemyself; wouldwould dodo aa manman goodgood toto bebe hang’dhanged whenwhen hehe isis soso welwell
prouidedprovided forfor.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo, wellwell saydsaid; allall hangshaugshangs wellwell, wouldwould sheeshe hunghung soso tootoo,
TheThe sightsight wouldwould pleaseplease meme moremore, thenthan allall theirtheir gilsteringsgilsterings:
OhOhO thatthat mymy mysteriesmysteries toto suchsuch streightsstraits shouldshould runnerun,
ThatThat II mustmust robrob my selfemyself toto blessebless mymy sonneson.ExeuntExeunt.

EnterEnter SebastianSebastian, withwith MaryMaryMarry Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard likelike aa pagepage, andand MolMol.MollMol...

Seb.SebastianSeb.ThouThou hasthast donedone meme aa kindkind officeoffice, withoutwithout touchtouch
EitherEither ofof sinnesin oror shameshame, ourour louesloves areare honesthonest.
Mol.MollMol.I’deI’d scornescorn toto makemake suchsuch shiftshift toto bringbring youyou togethertogether elseelse..▪
Seb.SebastianSeb.NowNow hauehave II timetime andand opportunityopportunity
WithoutWithout allall fearefear toto bidbid theethee welcomewelcome louelove.KisseKiss.
MaryMary.NeuerNever withwith moremore desiredesire andand harderharder ventureventure.
Mol.MollMol.HowHow strangestrange thisthis shewesshows oneone manman toto kissekiss anotheranother.
Seb.SebastianSeb.I’deI’d kissekiss suchsuch menmen toto chusechoose MollMoll,
Me thinkesMethinksmethinks aa womanswoman’s liplip taststastes wellwell inin aa dubletdoublet:
Mol.MollMol.ManyMany anan oldold madammadam hashas thethe betterbetter fortunefortune thenthen,
WhoseWhose breathesbreathes grewgrew stalestale beforebefore thethe fashionfashion camecame,
IfIf thatthat willwill helphelp ’em’em, asas youyou thinkethink ’twill’twill dodo,
They’lThey’ll learnelearn inin timetime toto pluckepluck onon thethe hosehose tootoo.
Seb.SebastianSeb.TheThe olderolder theythey waxewax MollMoll, trothtroth II speakespeak seriouslyseriously,
AsAs somesome hauehave aa conceitconceit theirtheir drinkedrink taststastes betterbetter
InIn anan outlandishoutlandish cupcup thenthanthen inin ourour owneown,
SoSo me thinkesmethinks eueryevery kissekiss sheshe giuesgives meme nownow
InIn thisthis strangestrange formeform, isis worthworth aa pairepair ofof twotwo,
HereHere wewe areare safesafe, andand furthestfurthest fromfrom thethe eieeye
OfOf allall suspicionsuspicion, thisthis isis mymy fathetsfathersfathetsfather’s chamberchamber,
VponUpon whichwhich floorefloor hehe neuernever stepssteps tilltill nightnight.
HereHere hehe mistrustsmistrusts meme notnot, nornor II hishis commingcoming,

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AtAt minemine owneown chamberchamber hehe stillstill priespries vntounto meme,
MyMy freedomefreedom isis notnot therethere atat minemine owneown findingfinding,
StillStill checktchecked andand curb’dcurbed, herehere hehe shallshall missemiss hishis purposepurpose.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd what’swhat’s youryour businessebusiness nownow, youyou hauehave youryour mindmind sirsir;
AtAt youryour greatgreat suitesuit II promisdpromised youyou toto comecome,
II pittiedpitied herher forfor namesname’s sakesake, thatthat aa MollMoll
ShouldShould bebe soso crostcrossed inin louelove, whenwhen there’sthere’s soso manymany,
ThatThat owesowes ninenine layeslays a pieceaapiecea peece piece, andand notnot soso littlelittle:
MyMy taylortailor fittedfitted herher, howhow likelike youyou hishis workework?
Seb.SebastianSeb.SoSo wellwell, nono ArtArt cancan mendmend itit, forfor thisthis purposepurpose,
ButBut toto thythy witwit andand helpehelp we’rewe’re chiefechief inin debtdebt,
AndAnd mustmust liuelive stillstill beholdingbeholding.
Mol.MollMol.AnyAny honesthonest pittypity
I’meI’m willingwilling toto bestowbestow vponupon poorepoor Ring-douesRing-dovesRingdoves.
Seb.SebastianSeb.I’leI’ll offeroffer nono worseworse playplay.
MollMoll.NayNay andand youyou shouldshould sirsir,
II shouldshould drawdraw firstfirst andand prooueprove thethe quickerquicker manman,
Seb.SebastianSeb.HoldHold, therethere shallshall needeneed nono weaponweapon atat thisthis meetingmeeting,
ButBut cause’causecause thouthou shaltshalt notnot looselooselose thythy furyfury idleidle,
HeereHere taketake thisthis viallvial, runnerun vponupon thethe gutsguts,
AndAnd endend thythy quarrellquarrel singingsinging.
Mol.MollMol.LikeLike aa swanswan aboueabove bridgebridge,
ForFor lookelook youyou heer’shere’s thethe bridgebridge, andand heerehere amam II.
Seb.SebastianSeb.HoldHold onon sweetesweet MolMoll.
MaryMary.I’ueI’ve heardheard herher muchmuch commendedcommended sirsir, forfor oneone thatthat
waswas nerene’er taughttaught.
Mol.MollMol.I’meI’m muchmuch beholdingbeholding toto ’em’em, wellwell sincesince you’lyou’ll needesneeds
putput’vsputput us vsus togethertogether sirsir, I’leI’ll playplay mymy partpart asas welwell asas II cancan::; itit shallshall nerene’er
bebe saidsaid II camecame intointo aa GentlemansGentleman’s chamberchamber, andand letlet hishis instru-instrumentinstru∣mentinstrument
ment
hanghang byby thethe wallswalls.
Seb.SebastianSeb.WhyWhy wellwell saidsaid MolMoll i’faithi’faith, itit hadhad benebeen aa shameshame forfor thatthat
GentlemanGentleman thenthen, thatthat wouldwould hauehave letlet itit hunghung stillstill, andand nerene’er
offredoffered theethee itit.
Mol.MollMol.ThereThere itit shouldshould hauehave benebeen stilstill thenthen forfor MolMoll, forfor thoughthough
thethe worldworld iudgejudge impudentlyimpudently ofof meeme, II nerene’er camecame intointo thatthat
chamberchamber yetyet, wherewhere II tooketook downedown thethe instrumentinstrument my selfemyself.
Seb.SebastianSeb.PishPish letlet’emletlet ’em ’em’em prateprate abroadabroad, th’artth’artthou’rt heerehere wherewhere thouthou artart

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knowneknown andand lou’dloved, therethere bebe aa thousandthousand closeclose damesdames thatthat wilwill calcall
thethe viallvial anan vnmannerlyunmannerly instrumentinstrument forfor aa womanwoman, andand thereforetherefore
talketalk broadlybroadly ofof theethee, whenwhen youyou shallshall hauehave themthem sitsit widerwider toto aa
worseworse qualityquality.
Mol.MollMol.PushPush, II euerever fallfall a sleepeasleep andand thinkethink notnot ofof’emofof ’em ’em’em sirsir, andand
thusthus II dreamedream.
Seb.SebastianSeb.PritheePrithee let’slet’s hearehear thythy dreamedream MolMoll.

Mol.MollMol.II dreamedream therethere isis aa MistresseMistress,
AndAnd sheshe layeslays outout thethe moneymoney,TheThe songsong.
SheeSheshe goesgoes vntounto herher SistersSisters,
SheeShe neuernever comescomes atat anyany.
EnterEnter SirSir AlexanderAlexander behindbehind themthem
SheeShe sayessays sheeshe wentwent to’thtoth’to’th BursseBurseburse forfor patternespatterns,
YouYou shallshall findefind herher atat SaintSaint KathernsKatherns,
AndAnd comescomes homehome withwith neuernever aa pennypenny.
Seb.SebastianSeb.That’sThat’s aa freefree MistresseMistress ’faithfaith.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIAyay, IAyay, IAyay, likelike herher thatthat singssings itit, oneone ofof thinethine ownown choosingchoosing.
Mol.MollMol.But ButBut shallshall II dreamedream againeagain?
HereHere comescomes aa wenchwench willwill brauebrave yeye,
HerHer couragecourage waswas soso greatgreat,
SheeShe laylay withwith oneone o’theo’the NauyNavy,
HerHer husbandhusband lyinglying i’thei’the FleetFleet.
YetYet oftoft withwith himhim sheshe cauel’dcavilled,
II wonderwonder whatwhat sheeshe ailesails,
HerHer husbandshusband’s shipship laylay grauel’dgravelled,
WhenWhen her’shers couldcould hoysehoisehoist vpup sailessails,
YetYet sheeshe begannebegan likelike allall mymy foesfoes,
ToTo callcall whoorewhore firstfirst: forfor soso dodo thosethose;
AA poxpox ofof allall falsefalse taylestails.

Seb.SebastianSeb.MarryMarry amenamen saysay II.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo saysay II tootoo.
Mol.MollMol.HangHang vpup thethe viallvial nownow sirsir: allall thisthis whilewhile II waswas inin aa
dreamedream, oneone shallshall lielie rudelyrudely thenthen; butbut beingbeing awakeawake, II keepekeep mymy
leggeslegs togethertogether; aa watchwatch, what’swhat’s a clockeo’clock herehere.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNowNow, nownow, shee’sshe’s trapttrapped.

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MollMoll.BetweeneBetween oneone andand twotwo; naynay thenthen II carecare notnot: aa watchwatch
andand aa musitianmusician areare cossencousin GermanesGermansGermanesGermans inin oneone thingthing, theythey mustmust
bothboth keepekeep timetime wellwell, oror there’sthere’s nono goodnessegoodness inin ’em’em, thethe oneone
elseelse deseruesdeserves toto bebe dashtdashed againstagainst aa wallwall, andand tothert’othertother toto hauehave hishis
brainesbrains knocktknocked outout withwith aa fiddlefiddle casecase, whatwhat? aa looseloose chainechain andand
aa danglingdangling DiamondDiamond.
HereHere werewere aa brauebrave bootybooty forfor anan euening-theefeevening-thief nownow,
There’sThere’s manymany aa youngeryounger brotherbrother wouldwould bebe gladglad
ToTo lookelook twicetwice inin atat aa windowwindow for’tfor’t,
AndAnd wrigglewriggle inin andand outout, likelike anan eeleeel inin aa sandbagsandbag,
OhOhO ifif mensmen’s secretsecret youthfullyouthful faultsfaults shouldshould iudgejudge ’em’em,
’Twould’T’T’Twould would would bebe thethe general’stgeneral’stgeneralest executionexecution,
ThatThat eree’erere waswas seeneseen inin EnglandEngland; therethere wouldwould beebe butbut fewfew leftleft toto
singsing thethe balletsballets, therethere wouldwould bebe soso muchmuch workework: mostmost ofof ourour
brokersbrokers wouldwould bebe chosenchosen forfor hangmenhangmen, aa goodgood dayday forfor themthem:
theythey mightmight renewrenew theirtheir wardropswardropeswardrobes ofof freefree costcost thenthen.
Seb.SebastianSeb.ThisThis isis thethe roaringroaring wenchwench mustmust dodo vsus goodgood.
MaryMary.NoNo poysonpoison sirsir butbut seruesserves vsus forfor somesome vseuse, whichwhich
isis confirm’dconfirmed inin herher.
Seb.SebastianSeb.PeacePeace, peacepeace, footfoot II diddid herehearhere himhim suresure, where erewherewhere’erwhere ere ere hehe bebe.
Mol.MollMol.WhoWho diddid youyou hearehear?
Seb.SebastianSeb.MyMy fatherfather, ’twas’twas likelike aa sightsight ofof hishis, II mustmust bebe warywary,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNoNo wiltwilt notnot bebe, amam II alonealone soso wretchedwretched
ThatThat nothingnothing takestakes? I’leI’ll putput himhim toto hishis plundgeplunge for’tfor’t.
Seb.SebastianSeb.LifeLife, heerehere hehe comescomes, — sirsir II beseechbeseech youyou taketake itit,
YourYour wayway ofof teachingteaching doesdoes soso muchmuch contentcontent meme,
I’leI’ll makemake itit fourefour poundpound, here’shere’s fortyforty shillingsshillings sirsir.
II thinkethink II namename itit rightright: helpehelp meme goodgood MolMoll,
FortyForty inin handhand.
Mol.MollMol.SirSir youyou shallshall pardonpardon meme,
II hauehave moremore ofof thethe meanestmeanest schollerscholar II cancan teachteach,
ThisThis paiespays meme moremore, thenthan youyou hauehave offredoffered yetyet.
Seb.SebastianSeb.AtAt thethe nextnext quarterquarter
WhenWhen II receiuereceive thethe meanesmeans mymy fatherfather ’lowes’lows meme.
YouYou shallshall hauehave tothert’othertother fortyforty,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThisThis werewere wellwell nownow,
Wer’tWere’t toto aa manman, whosewhose sorrowessorrows hadhad blindblind eieseyes,

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ButBut minemine beholdbehold hishis folliesfollies andand vntruthesuntruths,
WithWith twotwo cleereclear glassesglasses — howhow nownow?
Seb.SebastianSeb.SirSir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhat’sWhat’s hehe therethere?
Seb.SebastianSeb.You’rYou’re comecome inin goodgood timetime sirsir, I’ueI’ve aa suitesuit toto youyou,
I’deI’d crauecrave youryour presentpresent kindnessekindness.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhatWhat isis hehe therethere?
Seb.SebastianSeb.AA GentlemanGentleman, aa musitianmusician sirsir, oneone ofof excellentexcellent fingringfing’ringfingering::▪
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIAyay, II thinkethink soso, II wonderwonder howhow theythey scaptscaped herher.
Seb.SebastianSeb.HasH'asHas thethe mostmost delicatedelicate stroakestroke sirsir,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAA stroakestroke indeedindeed, II feelefeel itit atat mymy heartheart,
Seb.SebastianSeb.PutsPuts downedown allall youryour famousfamous musitiansmusicians.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIAyay, aa whoorewhore maymay putput downedown aa hundredhundred ofof ’em’em.
Seb.SebastianSeb.FortyForty shillingsshillings isis thethe agrementagreement sirsir betweenebetween vsus,
NowNow sirsir, mymy presentpresent meanesmeans, mountsmounts butbut toto halfehalf on’ton’t.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAndAnd hehe standsstands vponupon thethe wholewhole.
Seb.SebastianSeb.IAyI indeedindeed doesdoes hehe sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAndAnd willwill doedo stillstill, hee’lhe’ll nerene’er bebe inin otherother tailetail,
Seb.SebastianSeb.ThereforeTherefore I’deI’d stopstop hishis mouthmouth sirsir, andand II couldcould,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHumHum truetrue, therethere isis nono otherother wayway indeedindeed,
HisHis follyfolly hardenshardens, shameshame mustmust needsneeds succeedsucceed.
NowNow sirsir II vnderstandunderstand youyou professeprofess musiquemusic.
Mol.MollMol.II amam aa poorepoor seruantservant toto thatthat liberallliberal sciencescience sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhereWhere isis itit youyou teachteach?
Mol.MollMol.RightRight againstagainst CliffordsClifford’s InneInn.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHumHum that’sthat’s aa fitfit placeplace forfor itit: youyou hauehave manymany schollersscholars.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd somesome ofof worthworth, whomwhom II maymay callcall mymy maistersmasters.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIAyI truetrue, aa companycompany ofof whooremaisterswhoremasters; youyou teachteach toto
singsing tootoo?
Mol.MollMol.MarryMarry dodo II sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII thinkethink you’lyou’ll findefind anan aptapt schollerscholar ofof mymy sonneson, es-especiallyes∣peciallyespecially
pecially
forfor pricke-songpricksong.
Mol.MollMol.II hauehave muchmuch hopehope ofof himhim.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII amam sorysorry for’tfor’t, II hauehave thethe lesseless forfor thatthat: youyou cancan playplay
anyany lessonlesson.
Mol.MollMol.AtAt firstfirst sightsight sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThere’sThere’s aa thingthing calledcalled thethe witchwitch, cancan youyou playplay thatthat?

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Mol.MollMol.II wouldwould bebe sorysorry any oneanyanyanyone one one shouldshould mendmend meme in’tin’t.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIAyay, II beleeuebelieve theethee, thouthou hasthast soso bewitchtbewitched mymy sonneson,
NoNo carecare willwill mendmend thethe workework thatthat thouthou hasthast donedone,
II hauehave bethoughtbethought my selfemyself sincesince mymy artart failesfails,
I’leI’ll makemake herher pollicypolicy thethe ArtArt toto traptrap herher.
HereHere areare fourefour AngelsAngels marktmarked withwith holesholes inin themthem
FitFit forfor hishis cracktcracked companionscompanions, goldgold hehe willwill giuegive herher,
TheseThese willwill II makemake inductioninduction toto herher ruineruin,
AndAnd ridrid shameshame fromfrom mymy househouse, griefegrief fromfrom mymy heartheart
HereHere sonneson, inin whatwhat youyou taketake contentcontent andand pleasurepleasure,
WantWant shallshall notnot curbecurb youyou, paypay thethe GentlemanGentleman
HisHis latterlatter halfehalf inin goldgold.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II thankethank youyou sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO maymay thethe operationoperation an’tan’t, endend threethree,
InIn herher, lifelife: shameshame, inin himhim; andand griefegrief, inin meeme.ExitExit AlexanderAlexander.
Seb.SebastianSeb.FaithFaith thouthou shaltshalt hauehaue’emhavehave ’em ’em’em ’tis’tis mymy fathersfather’s guiftgift,
NeuerNever waswas manman beguildbeguiled withwith betterbetter shiftshift.
Mol.MollMol.HeeHe thatthat cancan taketake meeme forfor aa malemale musitianmusician,
II cannotcannot choosechoose butbut makemake himhim mymy instrumentinstrument,
AndAnd playplay vponupon himhim.ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

EnterEnter MistresseMistress GallipotGallipot, andand MistresseMistress OpenworkeOpenworkOpenworke.

Mi.MistressMi Gal.GallipotGal.IsIs thenthen thatthat birdbird ofof yoursyours (MaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk) soso wildwild?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenAA GoshawkeGoshawk, aa PuttockePuttock; allall forfor preyprey: hehe anglesangles
forfor fishfish, butbut hehe louesloves fleshflesh betterbetter.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.Is’tIs’t possiblepossible hishis smothsmooth faceface shouldshould hauehave wrinc-wrinckleswrinc∣kleswrinkles
kles
in’tin’t, andand wewe notnot seesee themthem?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenPossiblePossible? whywhy hauehave notnot manymany handsomehandsome leggeslegs
inin silkesilk stockinsstockings villanousvillainous splaysplay feetefeet forfor allall theirtheir greatgreat rosesroses?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.TrothTroth sirrafirrasirrah thouthou saistsaystsayest truetrue.
Mist.Mistress Op.OpenworkOp.DidstDidst neuernever seesee anan archerarcher (asas tho’astthou’st walktwalked byby Bun-Bun-hillBunhillBun-hill
hill)
lookelook aa squintsquint whenwhen hehe drewdrew hishis bowbow?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.YesYes, whenwhen hishis arrowesarrows hauehave flin’eflineflin’e towardtowards Isling-IslingtonIsling∣tonIslington
ton,
hishis eyeseyes hauehave shotshot cleaneclean contrarycontrary towardstowards PimlicoPimlico.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenForFor allall thethe worldworld soso doesdoes MaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk dou-doubledou∣bledouble
ble
withwith meme.

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Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.OhOhO fiefie vponupon himhim, ifif hehe doubledouble onceonce he’she’s notnot forfor meme.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenBecauseBecause GoshawkeGoshawk goesgoegoesgo ▪ inin aa shag-ruffeshag-ruff bandband,
withwith aa faceface stickingsticking vpup in’tin’t, whichwhich showesshows likelike anan aggetagate setset inin
aacrampeacrampea crampe ringringcramp-ringring, hehe thinkesthinks I’meI’m inin louelove withwith himhim.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.’Las’LasAlas II thinkethink hehe takestakes hishis markemark amisseamiss inin theethee.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHeHe hashas byby oftenoften beatingbeating intointo meme mademade meeme be-beleeuebe∣leeuebelieve
leeue
thatthat mymy husbandhusband keptkept aa whorewhore.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.VeryVery goodgood.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSworeSwore toto meme thatthat mymy husbandhusband thisthis veryvery morningmorning
wentwent inin aa boateboat withwith aa tilttilt ouerover itit, toto thethe threethree pidgionspigeons atat
BrainfordBrainford, andand hishis punckepunk withwith himhim vnderunder hishis tilttilt.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ThatThat werewere wholesomewholesome.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenII beleeu’dbelieved itit, fellfell a swearingaa-swearinga swearing swearing atat himhim, curssingcursing ofof
harlotsharlots, mademade meme readyready toto hoysehoisehoist vpup sailesail, andand bebe therethere asas soonesoon
asas heehe.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.SoSo, soso.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenAndAnd forfor thatthat voyagevoyage GoshawkeGoshawk comescomes hitherhither in-incontinentlyin∣continentlyincontinently
continently,
butbut sirrasirrah thisthis water-spaniellwater spanielwater-spaniel diuesdives afterafter nono duckeduck
butbut meme, hishis hopehope isis hauinghaving meeme atat BrainefordBrainford toto makemake meeme crycry
quackquack.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.ArtArt suresure ofof itit?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSureSure ofof itit? mymy poorepoor innocentinnocent OpenworkeOpenwork camecame
inin asas II waswas pokingpoking mymy rufferuff, presentlypresently hithit II himhim i’thei’the teethteeth withwith
thethe threethree pidgionspigeons: hehe forsworeforswore allall, II vpup andand openedopened allall, andand
nownow standsstands hehe (inin aa shopshop hardhard byby) likelike aa musketmusket onon aa restrest, toto hithit
GoshawkeGoshawk i’thei’the eieeye, whenwhen hehe comescomes toto fetchfetch meme toto thethe boateboat.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.SuchSuch anotheranother lamelame GeldingGelding offeredoffered toto carrycarry
meeme throughthrough thickethick andand thinnethin, (LaxtonLaxton sirrasirrah) butbut II amam riddrid ofof
himhim nownow.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHappyHappy isis thethe womanwoman cancan beebe ridderid ofof ’em’em allall;
’las’lasalas whatwhat areare youryour whiskingwhisking gallantsgallants toto ourour husbandshusbands, weighweigh
’em’em rightlyemrightlyrightly manman forfor manman.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.TrothTroth meeremere shallowshallow thingsthings.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenIdleIdle simplesimple thingsthings, runningrunning headsheads, andand yetyet letlet
’em’em runemrunrun ouerover vsus neuernever soso fastfast, wewe shop-keepersshopkeepers (whenwhen all’sall’s donedone)
areare suresure toto hauehave ’em’em inin ourour pursnetspurse netspursnets atat lengthlength, andand whenwhen theythey
areare inin, LordLord whatwhat simplesimple animallsanimals theythey areare.

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Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThenThen theythey hanghang headhead.
MistMostMistressMost. Gal.GallipotGal.ThenThen theythey droupedroop.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThenThen theythey writewrite lettersletters.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ThenThen theythey coggecog.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThenThen theythey dealedeal vnderunder handhand withwith vsus, andand weewe
mustmust ingleingle withwith ourour husbandshusbands a bedabeda-bed, andand weewe mustmust sweareswear theythey
areare ourour cosenscousins, andand ableable toto dodo vsus aa pleasurepleasure atat CourtCourt.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.AndAnd yetyet whenwhen weewe hauehave donedoncdone ourour bestbest, al’sall’s butbut
putput intointo aa riuenriven dishdish, weewe areare butbut frumptfrumped atat andand libell’dlibelled vponupon.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenOhOhO ifif itit werewere thethe goodgood LordsLord’sLords willwill, therethere werewere aa
lawlaw mademade, nono CittizenCitizen shouldshould trusttrust anyany ofof’emofof ’em ’em’em allall.
EnterEnter GoshawkeGoshawk.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.HushHush sirrasirrah, GoshawkeGoshawk fluttersflutters.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.HowHow nownow, areare youyou readyready?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenNayNay areare youyou readyready? aa littlelittle thingthing youyou seesee makesmakes
vsus readyready.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.VsUs? why whywhy, mustmust sheeshe makemake oneone i’thei’the voiagevoyage?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenOhOhO byby anyany meanesmeans, dodo II knowknow howhow mymy hus-husbandhus∣bandhusband
band
willwill handlehandle meeme?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.’Foot’Foot, howhow shallshall II findfind waterwater, toto keepekeep thesethese twotwo milsmills
goinggoing? WellWell sincesince you’lyou’ll needsneeds beebe claptclapped vnderunder hatcheshatches, ifif II
saylesail notnot withwith youyou bothboth tilltill allall splitsplit, hanghang meeme vpup atat thethe mainemain
yardyard, &and duckduck meeme; it’sit’s butbut lickeringlickering themthem bothboth soundlysoundly, &and thenthen
youyou shallshall seesee theirtheir corkecork heelesheels fliefly vpup highhigh, likelike twotwo swannesswans
whenwhen theirtheir taylestails areare aboueabove waterwater, andand theirtheir longlong neckesnecks vnderunder
waterwater, diuingdiving toto catchcatch gudgionsgudgeons: comecome, comecome, oaresoars standstand rea-readyrea∣dyready
dy,
thethe tyde’stide’s withwith vsus, onon withwith thosethose falsefalse facesfaces, blowblow windswinds
andand thouthou shaltshalt taketake thythy husbandhusband, castingcasting outout hishis netnet toto catchcatch
freshfresh SalmonSalmon atat BrainfordBrainford.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.II beleeuebelieve you’lyou’ll eateeat ofof aa coddescod’s headhead ofof youryour
owneown dressingdressing, beforebefore youyou reachreach halfehalf wayway thitherthither.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.SoSo, soso, followfollow closeclose, pinpin asas youyou gogo.
EnterEnter LaxtonLaxton muffledmuffled.
Lax.LaxtonLax.DoDo youyou hearehear?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.YesYes, II thankethank mymy earesears.
Lax.LaxtonLax.II mustmust hauehave aa boutbout withwith youryour PoticarishipPothecaryshippothecaryship,
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.AtAt whatwhat weaponweapon?

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Lax.LaxtonLax.II mustmust speakespeak withwith youyou.Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.NoNo.
LaxLaxtonLaxNoNo? youyou shallshall.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.ShallShall? awayaway soustsoused SturgionSturgeon, halfehalf fishfish, halfehalf fleshflesh.
Lax.LaxtonLax.’Faith’Faithi’faith gibgib, areare youyou spittingspitting, I’leI’ll cutcut youryour tayletail pus-puscatpus∣catpuss-cat
cat
forfor thisthis..,
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.’Las’LasAlas poorepoor LaxtonLaxton, II thinkethink thythy tayle’stail’s cutcut alrea-alreadyalrea∣dyalready
dy:
youryour worstworst;
Lax.LaxtonLax.IfIf II dodo notnot, —ExitExit LaxtonLaxton.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.ComeCome, ha’ha’youha’youha’ youyou donedone?EnterEnter MaisterMaster OpenworkeOpenworkOpenworke.
Sfoote’SfootSfoot RosamondRosamond, youryour husbandhusband.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHowHow nownow? sweetesweet MaistMastermayst GoshawkeGoshawk, nonenone moremore welcomewelcome,
II hauehave wantedwanted youryour embracementsembracements: whenwhen friendsfriends meetemeet,
TheThe musiquemusic ofof thethe sphearesspheres soundssounds notnot moremore sweetesweet,
ThenThanThen doesdoes theirtheir conferencconference: whowho isis thisthis? RosamondRosamond:
WifeWife: howhow nownow sistersister?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.SilenceSilence ifif youyou louelove meeme.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWhyWhy masktmasked?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenDoesDoes aa maskemask grieuegrieve youyou sirsir?
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenItIt doesdoes.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThenThen y’arey’areyou’re bestbest getget youyou a mummingaa-mummingamummingmumming.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.S’footeS’footeyou’lS’foot you’lyou’ll spoylespoil allall.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.MayMay notnot weewe couercover ourour barebare facesfaces withwith maskesmasks
AsAs wellwell asas youyou couercover youryour baldbald headsheads withwith hatshats?
Ma.MasterMa. Op.OpenworkOp.NoNo maskesmasks, whywhy, th’areth’arethey’re theeuesthieves toto beautybeauty, thatthat robrob ((eieseyes
OfOf admirationadmiration inin whichwhich truetrue louelove lieslies,
WhyWhy areare maskesmasks worneworn? whywhy goodgood? oror whywhy desireddesired?
VnlesseUnless byby theirtheir gaygay couerscovers witswits areare fieredfired
ToTo readread thethe vild’stvild’stvildest lookeslooks; manymany badbad facesfaces,
(BecauseBecause richrich gemmesgems areare treasuredtreasured vpup inin casescases)
PassePass byby theirtheir priuiledgeprivilege currantcurrentcurrant, butbut asas cauescaves
DambeDamndamn misersmiser’s GoldGold, soso maskesmasks areare beautiesbeauty’s grauesgraves,
MenMen nerene’ernever meetemeet womenwomen withwith suchsuch muffledmuffled eieseyes,
ButBut theythey cursecurse herher, thatthat firstfirst diddid maskesmasks deuisedevise,
AndAnd sweareswear itit waswas somesomebeldamesome beldamebeldame. ComeCome offoff with’twith’t.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenII willwill notnot.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenGoodGood facesfaces masktmasked areare IewelsJewelsjewels keptkept byby spiritsspirits.
HideHide nonenone butbut badbad onesones, forfor theythey poysonpoison mensmen’s sightssights,

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ShowShow thenthen asas shop-keepersshopkeepers dodo theirtheir broidredbroideredbroidred stuffestuff,
(ByBy owleowl lightlight) finefine wareswares cannotcannot bebe openopen enoughenough,
PritheePrithee (sweetesweet RoseRose) comecome strikestrike thisthis saylesail.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSaileSail?
Maist.MasterMaist. Op.OpenworkOp.HaHa? yesyes wifewife strikestrike sailesail, forfor stormesstorms areare inin thinethine (eyeseyes:
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenTh’areTh’arethey’re herehere sirsir inin mymy browesbrows ifif anyany riserise.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHaHa browesbrows? (whatwhat sayessays sheshe friendfriend) praypray teltell meme ((whywhy
YourYour twotwo flaggesflags werewere aduaunstadvanced; thethe ComedyComedy,
ComeCome what’swhat’s thethe ComedyComedy?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWestwardWestward hoeho.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHowHow?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpen’Tis’Tis WestwardWestward hoeho sheeshe saiessays.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.AreAre youyou bothboth maddemad?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenIs’tIs’t MarketMarket dayday atat BrainefordBrainford, andand youryour wareware notnot
sentsent vpup yetyet?
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWhatWhat marketmarket dayday? whatwhat wareware?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenAApyApyA pypiepy withwith threethree pidgionspigeons in’tin’t, ’tis’tis drawnedrawn andand
staiesstays youryour cuttingcutting vpup.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.AsAs youyou regardregard mymy creditcredit.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenArtArt maddemad?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenYesYes letcherouslecherous goategoat; BabooneBaboon.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenBabooneBaboon? thenthen tossetoss meeme inin aa blancketblanket,
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenDoDo II itit wellwell?Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.RarelyRarely.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.BelikeBelike sirsir shee’sshe’s notnot wellwell; bestbest leaueleave herher.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenNoNo,
I’leI’ll standstand thethe stormestorm nownow howhow fiercefierce so eresoe’er itit blowblow.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenDidDid II forfor thisthis looselose allall mymy friendsfriends? refuserefuse
RichRich hopeshopes, andand goldengolden fortunesfortunes, toto bebe mademade
AA stalestale toto aa commoncommon whorewhore?
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThisThis doesdoes amazeamaze meeme.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenOhOhO GodGod, ohoho GodGod, feedefeed atat reuersionreversion nownow?
AA StrumpetsStrumpet’sStrumpets leauingleaving?Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenRosamondRosamond,
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.II sweatesweat, wo’ldwould II laylay inin coldcold harbourharbour.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThouThou hasthast struckstruck tenten thousandthousand daggersdaggers throughthrough
mymy heartheart.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenNotNot II byby heauenheaven sweetesweet wifewife.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenGoGo diueldevil gogo; thatthat whichwhich thouthou swear’stswear’stswearest byby, damnesdamns ((theethee

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Gosh.GoshawkGosh.S’heartS’heart willwill youyou vndoundo meeme?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWhyWhy staystay youyou heerehere? thethe starrestar, byby whichwhich youyou
sailesail, shinesshines yonderyonder aboueabove ChelsyChelseaChelsy; youyou looselose youryour shoreshore ifif thisthis
moonemoon lightlight youyou: seekeseek outout youryour lightlight whorewhore.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHaHa?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.PushPush; youryour WesterneWestern pugpng.pug.
Gosh,GoshawkGosh,ZoundsZounds nownow hellhell roaresroars.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWithWith whomwhom youyou tiltedtilted inin aa pairepair ofof oaresoars, thisthis
veryvery morningmorning.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenOaresOars?Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenAtAt BrainfordBrainford sirsir.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenRackeRack notnot mymy patiencepatieucepatience: MaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk, somesome
slaueslave hashas buzzedbuzzed thisthis intointo herher, hashas hehe notnot? II runrun aa tilttilt inin Brain-BrainfordBrain∣fordBrainford
ford
withwith aa womanwoman? ’tis’tis aa lielie: WhatWhat oldold baudbawd telstells theethee thisthis?
S’death’Sdeath ’tis’tis aa lielie.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpen’Tis’Tis oneone toto thythy faceface shallshall iustifyjustify allall thatthat II speakespeak.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenVd’soule’Ud’soulud’soul dodo butbut namename thatthat rascallrascal.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenNoNo sirsir II willwill notnot.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.KeepeKeep theethee therethere girlegirl: — thenthen!
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSisterSister knowknow youyou thisthis varletvarlet?Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.YesYes.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenSweareSwear truetrue,
IsIs therethere aa rogueroguesorogue soso lowlow damn’ddamned? aa secondsecond IudasJudasjudas? aa commoncommon hang-hangmanhang∣manhangman
man?
cuttingcutting aa mansman’s throatethroat? doesdoes itit toto hishis faceface? bitebite meeme be-behindbe∣hindbehind
hind
mymy backeback? aa curcur dogdog? sweareswear ifif youyou knowknow thisthis hell-houndhellhound.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.InIn truthtruth II dodo,
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenHisHis namename?
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.NotNot forfor thethe worldworld;
ToTo hauehave youyou toto stabstab himhim.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.OhOhO brauebrave girlesgirls: worthworth GoldGold.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenAA wordword honesthonest maistermaster GoshawkeGoshawk.
DrawDraw outout hishis swordsword
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WhatWhat dodo youyou meanemean sirsir?
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenKeepeKeep offoff, andand ifif thethe diuelldevil cancan giuegive aa namename toto
thisthis newnew furyfury, hollaholla itit throughthronghthroughthrong mymy eareear, oror wrapwrap itit vpup inin somesome
hidhid charactercharacter: I’leI’ll rideride toto OxfordOxford, andand watchwatch outout minemine eieseyes, butbut
I’leI’leheareI’ll hearehear thethe brazenbrazen headhead speakspeak: oror elseelse shewshow meme butbut oneone hairehair
ofof hishis headhead oror beardbeard, thatthat II maymay samplesample itit; ifif thethe fiendsiendfiend II meetmectmeet (inin
mynemine owneown househouse) I’leI’ll killkill himhim: — thethe streetestreet.

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OrOr atat thethe ChurchChurch doredoor: — therethere — (cause’causecause hehe seekesseeks toto vntyuntie
TheThe knotknot GodGod fastensfastens) hehe deseruesdeserves mostmost toto dydie.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenMyMy husbandhusband titlestitles himhim.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenMaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk, praypray sirsir
SweareSwear toto meme, thatthat youyou knowknow himhim oror knowknow hiwhimhiwhim notnot,
WhoWho makesmakes meme atat BrainfordBrainford toto taketake vpup aa peticotepetticoat besidebeside mymy ((wiueswife’swives,
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.ByBy heauenheaven thatthat manman II knowknow notnot.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenComeCome, comecome, youyou lielie.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WillWill youyou notnot hauehave allall outout?
ByBy heauenheaven II knowknow nono manman beneathbeneath thethe moonmoon
ShouldShould dodo youyou wrongwrong, butbut ifif II hadhad hishis namename,
I’deI’d printprint itit inin texttext lettersletters.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenPrintPrint thinethine owneown thenthen,
Did’stDid’stDidst notnot thouthou sweareswear toto meme hehe keptkept hishis whoorewhore?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.AndAnd thatthat inin sinfullsinful BrainfordBrainford theythey wouldwould commitcommit
ThatThat whichwhich ourour lipslips diddid waterwater atat sirsir, — haha?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenThouThou spiderspider, thatthat hasthast wouenwoven thythy cunningcunning webweb
InIn minemine owneown househouse t’insnaret’ensnaret’insnare meme: hasthast notnot thouthou
Suck’tSucked nourishmentnourishment eueneven vnderneathunderneath thisthis rooferoof,
AndAnd turnedturned itit allall toto poysonpoison? spittingspittiugspitting itit,
OnOn thythy friendsfriend’s faceface (mymy husbandhusband?) hehe asas t’were’twere sleepingsleeping:
OnelyOnly toto leaueleave himhim vglyugly toto minemine eieseyes,
ThatThat theythey mightmight glanceglance onon theethee.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.SpeakeSpeak, areare thesethese lieslies?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.MineMine owneown shameshame meme confoundsconfounds:
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenNoNo moremore, hee’she’s stungstung;
Who’dWho’d thinkethink thatthat inin oneone bodybody therethere couldcould dwelldwell
DeformitieDeformity andand beautybeauty, (heauenheaven andand hellhell)
GoodnesseGoodness II seesee isis butbut outsideoutside, weewe allall setset,
InIn ringsrings ofof GoldGold, stonesstones thatthat bebe counterfetcounterfeit:
II thoughtthought youyou nonenone.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.PardonPardon meeme.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenTruthTruth II doedo.
ThisThis blemishblemish growesgrows inin naturenature notnot inin youyou,
ForFor mansman’s creationcreation stickestick eueneven molesmoles inin scornescorn
OnOn fairestfairest cheekscheeks, wifewife nothingnothing isis perfectperfect borneborn.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenII thoughtthought youyou hadhad benebeen borneborn perfectperfect.

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Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenWhat’sWhat’s thisthis wholewhole worldworld butbut aa giltgilt rottenrotten pillpill?
ForFor atat thethe heartheart lieslies thethe oldold chorechore stillstill.
I’leI’ll telltell youyou MaisterMaster GoshawkeGoshawk, II inin youryour eieeye
II hauehave seeneseen wantonwanton firefire, andand thenthen toto trytry
TheThe soundnessesoundness ofof mymy iudgementjudgement, II toldtold youyou
II keptkept aa whoorewhore, mademade youyou beleeuebelieve ’twas’twas truetrue,
OnelyOnly toto feelefeel howhow youryour pulsepulse beatebeat, butbut findfind,
TheThe worldworld cancan hardlyhardly yeeldyield aa perfectperfect friendfriend.
ComeCome, comecome, aa tricketrick ofof youthyouth, andand ’tis’tis forgiuenforgiven,
ThisThis rubrub putput byby, ourour louelove shallshall runnerun moremore eueneven.
Mist.Mistress Open,OpenOpenworkOpen,You’lYou’ll dealedeal vponupon mensmen’s wiueswives nono moremore?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NoNo: — youyou teachteach meme aa tricketrick forfor thatthat.
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenTrothTroth dodo notnot, they’lthey’ll o’re-reacho’erreach theethee.
Mai.MasterMai. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenMakeMake mymy househouse yoursyours sirsir stillstill.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.NoNo.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenII saysay youyou shallshall:
SeeingSeeing (thusthus besieg’dbesieged) itit holdsholds outout, ’twill’twill neuernever fallfall.

EnterEnter MaisterMaster GallipotGallipot, andand GreenewitGreenwit likelike aa SomnerSumnerSomner,
LaxtonLaxton muffledmuffled a loofeaaloofa loofo loofo offoff.

OmnesOmnesHowHow nownow?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gall.GallipotGall.WithWith meeme sirsir?
Greene.GreenwitGreene.YouYou sirsir? II hauehave gongone snafflingsnaffling vpup andand downedown byby youryour
doredoor thisthis hourehour toto watchwatch forfor youyou.
Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter husbandhusband?
Greene.GreenwitGreene.— II hauehave caughtcaught aa coldcold inin mymy headhead sirsir, byby sittingsitting vpup
latelate inin thethe roserose tauernetavern, butbut II hopehope youyou vnderstandunderstand mymy speechspeech.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.SoSo sirsir.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.II citecite youyou byby thethe namename ofof HippocratesHippocrates GallipotGallipot, andand
youyou byby thethe namename ofof PrudencePrudence GallipotGallipot, toto appeareappear vponupon CrastinoCrastino,
doedo youyou seesee, CrastinoCrastino sanctisancti DunstaniDunstani (thisthis EasterEaster TearmeTerm) inin
BowBow ChurchChurch.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gall.GallipotGall.WhereWhere sirsir? whatwhat saiessays hehe?
Greene.GreenwitGreene.BowBow: BowBow ChurchChurch, toto answereanswer toto aa libellibel ofof precon-precontractprecon∣tractprecontract
tract
onon thethe partpart andand behalfebehalf ofof thethe saidsaid PrudencePrudence andand anotheranother;
y’arey’areyou’re bestbest sirsir taketake aa coppycopy ofof thethe citationcitation, ’tis’tis butbut tweluepencetwelvepence.

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OmnesOmnesAA CitationCitation?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.YouYou pocky-nosedpocky-nosed rascallrascal, whatwhat slaueslave feesfees youyou toto
thisthis?
Lax.LaxtonLax.SlaueSlave? II haha’ nothingnothing toto dodo withwith youyou, doedo youyou hearehear sirsir?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.LaxtonLaxton istis’t notnot? — whatwhat fagaryfegaryfagary isis thisthis?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.TrustTrust meme II thoughtthought sirsir thisthis stormestorm longlong agoago hadhad
benebeen fullfull laidlaid, whenwhen (ifif youyou bebe remembredremembered) II paidpaid youyou thethe lastlast
fifteenefifteen poundpound, besidesbesides thethe thirtythirty youyou hadhad firstfirst, — forfor thenthen youyou
sworeswore.
Lax.LaxtonLax.TushTush, tushtush sirsir, oathesoaths,
TruthTruth yetyet I’meI’m lothloath toto vexevex youyou, — telltell youyou whatwhat;
MakeMake vpup thethe monymoney II hadhad anan hundredhundred poundpound,
AndAnd taketake youryour bellybelly fullfull ofof herher.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gall.GallipotGall.AnAn hundredhundred poundpound?
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.WhatWhat aa 100hundred100 poundpound? hehe getsgets nonenone: whatwhat aa 100hundred100
poundpound?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.SweetSweet PruPru bebe calmecalm, thethe GentlemanGentleman offersoffers thusthus,
IfIf II willwill makemake thethe monyesmoneys thatthat areare pastpastpassed
AA 100hundred100 poundpound, hehe willwill dischargedischarge allall courtscourts,
AndAnd giuegive hishis bondbond neuernever toto vexevex vsus moremore.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.AA 100hundred100 poundpound? ’Las’LasAlas; taketake sirsir butbut threescorethreescore,
DoDo youyou seekeseek mymy vndoingundoing?
Lax.LaxtonLax.I’leI’ll notnot batebate oneone sixpencesixpence, — I’leI’ll mallmaul youyou pussepuss forfor
spittingspitting.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.DoDo thythy worstworst,
WillWill fourescorefourscore stopstop thythy mouthmouth?
Lax.LaxtonLax.NoNo.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.Y’areY’areYou’re aa slaueslave,
ThouThou CheateCheat, I’leI’ll nownow tearetear monymoney fromfrom thythy throatthroat,
HusbandHusband laylay holdhold onon yonderyonder tauny-coatetawny coattawnycoat.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.NayNay GentlemenGentlemen, seeingseeing youryour woemenwomen areare soso hotehot, II
mustmust looselose mymy hairehair inin theirtheir companycompany II seesee.
Mist.Mistress Ope.OpenworkOpenHisHis hairehair shedssheds offoff, andand yetyet hehe speaksspeaks notnot soso muchmuch
inin thethe nosenose asas hehe diddid beforebefore.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.HeHe hashas hadhad thethe betterbetter ChirurgionChirurgeon, MaisterMaster GreenewitGreenwit,
isis youryour witwit soso rawraw asas toto playplay nono betterbetter aa partpart thenthanthen aa SomnersSumner’ssumner’s?
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.II praypray whowho playesplays aa knackeknack toto knowknow anan honesthonest
manman inin thisthis companycompany?

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Mist.Mistress Gall.GallipotGall.DeereDear husbandhusband, pardonpardon meme, II diddid dissembledissemble,
ToldTold theethee II waswas hishis precontractedprecontracted wifewife,
WhenWhen lettersletters camecame fromfrom himhim forfor thirtythirty poundpound,
II hadhad nono shiftshift butbut thatthat.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.AA veryvery cleaneclean shiftshift: butbut ableable toto makemake meeme
lowsylousy, OnOn.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.HusbandHusband, II pluck’dplucked (whenwhen hehe hadhad temptedtempted meeme toto
thinkethink wellwell ofof himhim) GetGet fethersfeathers fromfrom thythy wingswings, toto makemake himhim
fliefly moremore loftylofty.Maist.MasterMaist. Gall.GallipotGallA’theO’ theA’the toptop ofof youyou wifewife: onon.
Mist.Mistress Gal.GallipotGal.HeHe hauinghaving wastedwasted themthem, comescomes nownow forfor moremore,
VsingUsing meme asas aa ruffianruffian dothdoth hishis whorewhore,
WhoseWhose sinnesin keepeskeeps himhim inin breathbreath: byby heauenheaven II vowvow,
ThyThy bedbed hehe neuernever wrong’dwronged, moremore thenthan hehe doesdoes nownow.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.MyMy bedbed? haha, haha, likelike enoughenough, aa shop-boordshop-boardshopboard willwill
serueserve toto hauehave aa cuckoldscuckold’sCuckold’s coatecoat cutcut outout vponupon: ofof thatthat wee’lwe’ll
talketalk hereafterhereafter: y’arey’areyou’re aa villainevillain..▪
Lax.LaxtonLax.HeareHear meeme butbut speakespeak sirsir, youyou shallshall findefind meeme nonenone.
OmnesOmnesPrayPray sirsir, bebe patientpatient andand hearehear himhim.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.II amam muzzledmuzzled forfor bitingbiting sirsir, vseuse meme howhow youyou willwill.
Lax.LaxtonLax.TheThe firstfirst howrehour thatthat youryour wifewife waswas inin mymy eyeeye,
My selfeMyselfmyself withwith otherother GentlemenGentlemen sittingsitting byby,
(InIn youryour shopshop) tastingtasting smoakesmoke, andand speechspeech bengbeing vsedused,
ThatThat menmen whowho hauehave fairestfairest wiueswives areare mostmost abusedabused,
AndAnd hardlyhardly scaptscaped thethe hornehorn, youryour wifewife maintain’dmaintained
ThatThat onelyonly suchsuch spotsspots inin CittyCity damesdames werewere stain’dstained,
IustlyJustlyjustly, butbut byby mensmen’s slandersslanders: forfor herher owneown partpart,
SheeShe vow’dvowed thatthat youyou hadhad soso muchmuch ofof herher heartheart;
NoNo manman byby allall hishis witwit, byby anyany wilewile,
NeuerNever soso finefine spunnespun, shouldshould your selfeyourself beguilebebebeguile guile guile,
OfOf whatwhat inin herher waswas yoursyours.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.YetYet PruPru ’tis’tis wellwell: playplay outout youryour gamegame atat IrishIrish
sirsir: WhoWho winneswins?
Mist.Mistress Open.OpenOpenworkOpenTheThe trialltrial isis whenwhen sheeshe comescomes toto bearingbearing:
Lax.LaxtonLax.II scorn’dscorned oneone womanwoman, thusthus, shouldshould brauebrave allall menmen,
AndAnd (whichwhich moremore vextvexed meme) aa shee-citizenshe-citizen.
ThereforeTherefore II laidlaid siegesiege toto herher, outout sheshe heldheld,
GaueGave manymany aa brauebrave repulserepulse, andand meme compel’dcompelled

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WithWith shameshame toto soundsound retraitretreat toto mymy hothot lustlust,
ThenThen seeingseeing allall basebase desiresdesires rak’draked vpup inin dustdust,
AndAnd thatthat toto tempttempt herher modestmodest earesears, II sworeswore
NereNe’erne’er toto prsumnepresumepresume againeagain: sheshe saidsaid, herher eieeye
WouldWould euerever giuegive meme welcomewelcome honestlyhonestly,
AndAnd (sincesince II waswas aa GentlmanGentleman) ifif itit runnerun lowlow,
SheeShe wouldwould mymy statestate relieuerelieve, notnot toto o’rethrowo’erthrow
YourYour owneown andand hershers: diddid soso; thenthen seeingseeing II wroughtwrought
VponUpon herher meekenessemeekness, meeme sheshe setset atat noughtnaught,
AndAnd yetyet toto trytry ifif II couldcould turneturn thatthat tidetide,
YouYou seesee whatwhat streamestre●mestream II strouestrove withwith, butbut sirsir II sweareswear
ByBy heauenheaven, andand byby thosethose hopeshopes menmen laylay vpup therethere,
II neitherneither hauehave, nornor hadhad aa basebase intentintent
ToTo wrongwrong youryour bedbed, what’swhat’s donedone, isis merimentmerriment:
YourYour GoldGold II paypay backeback withwith thisthis interestinterest,
WhenWhen II hadhad mostmost powerpower toto do’tdo’t II wrong’dwronged youyou leastleast.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.IfIf thisthis nono gullerygullery bebe sirsir,
OmnesOmnesNoNo, nono, onon mymy lifelife,
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.ThenThen sirsir II amam beholdenbeholden (notnot toto youyou wifewife)
ButBut MaisterMaster LaxtonLaxton toto youryour wantwant ofof doingdoing illill,
WhichWhich itit seemesseems youyou hauehave notnot GentlemenGentlemen,
TarryTarry andand dinedine herehere allall.
Maist.MasterMaist. Open.OpenOpenworkOpenBrotherBrother, wewe hauehave aa iestjest,
AsAs goodgood asas yoursyours toto furnishfurnish outout aa feastfeast.
Maist.MasterMaist. Gal.GallipotGal.Wee’lWe’ll crownecrown ourour tabletable withwith itit: wifewife bragbrag nono moremore,
OfOf holdingholding outout: whowho mostmost bragsbrags isis mostmost whorewhore.ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

EnterEnter IackeJack DapperDapper, MollMoll, SirSir BeautiousBeauteousBeautious GanymedGanymedeGanymed,
andand SirSir ThomasThomas LongLong.

IackeJack Dap.DapperDap.ButBut pretheeprithee MaisterMaster CaptaineCaptain IackeJack bebe plaineplain andand
perspicuousperspicuous withwith meeme; waswas itit youryour MeggeMegMegge ofof WestminstersWestminster’s
couragecourage, thatthat rescuedrescued meeme fromfrom thethe PoultryPoultry puttockesputtocks indeedindeed.
Mol.MollMol.TheThe valourvalour ofof mymy witwit II ensureensure youyou sirsir fetchtfetched youyou offoff
brauelybravely, whenwhen youyou werrewere i’thei’the forlorneforlorn hopehope amongamong thosethose
desperatesdesperates, SirSir BewtiousBeauteousBewtious GanymedGanymedeGanymed herehere, andand sirsir ThomasThomas LongLong
heardheard thatthat cuckoecuckoo (mymy manman TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore) singsing thethe notenote ofof youryour

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ransomeransom fromfrom captiutycaptivity.
SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.VdsUds soso MolMoll, where’swhere’s thatthat TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore?
Mol.MollMol.Hang’dHanged II thinkethink byby thisthis timetime, aa IusticeJusticejustice inin thisthis townetown,
(thatthat speakesspeaks nothingnothing butbut makemake aa MittimusMittimus a wayaawayawayway withwith himhim toto
NewgateNewgate) vsedused thatthat roguerogue likelike aa fire-workefirework toto runrun vponupon aa lineline
betwixtbetwixt himhim andand meme.
OmnesOmneshowhow, howhow?
Mol.MollMol.MarryMarry toto laylay trainestrains ofof villanyvillainy toto blowblow vpup mymy lifelife; II
smeltsmeltsmelled thethe powderpowder, spy’dspied whatwhat linstockelinstock gauegave firefire toto shooteshoot
againstagainst thethe poorepoor CaptaineCaptain ofof thethe GallifoystGalley-foistGallifoyst, &and awayaway slidslid II mymy
manman, likelike aa shouell-boardshovel-board shillingshilling, heehe stroutesstruts vpup andand downedown
thethe suburbessuburbs II thinkethink: andand eateseats vpup whoreswhores: feedesfeeds vponupon aa baudsbawd’s
garbadggarbage.
T.ThomasT. LongLong.SirraSirrah IackeJack DapperDapper.
Iac,IacJackjac, Dap.DapperDap.WhatWhat sai’stsay’stsayest TomTom LongLong?
T.ThomasT. LongLong.ThouThou hadsthadst aa sweetsweet fac’tfaced boyboy hailehail fellowfellow withwith theethee
toto youryour littlelittle GullGull: howhow isis hehe spentspent?
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.TrothTroth II whistledwhistled thethe poorepoor littlelittle buzzardbuzzard ofoffof aa’a mymy
fistfist, becausebecause whenwhen heehe waytedwaited vponupon meeme atat thethe ordinariesordinaries, thethe
gallantsgallants hithit meme i’thei’the teethteeth stillstill, andand saidsaid II looktlooked likelike aa paintedpainted
AldermansAlderman’s tombtomb, andand thethe boyboy atat mymy elbowelbow likelike aa deathsdeath’s headhead.
SirraSirrah IackeJack, MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.WhatWhat saiessays mymy littlelittle DapperDapper?
SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.ComeCome, comecome, walkewalk andand talketalk, walkewalk andand talketalk.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.MolMoll andand I’leI’ll bebe i’thei’the midstmidst.
Mol.MollMol.TheseThese KnightsKnights shallshall hauehave squierssquires’squires placesplaces belikebelike thenthen:
wellwell DapperDapper whatwhat saysay youyyyououou?
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.SirraSirrah CaptaineCaptain madmad MaryMary, thethe gullgull mymy owneown fa-fatherfa∣therfather
ther
(DapperDapper) SirSir DauyDavy) laidlaid thesethese LondonLondon boote-halersboot-halers thethe
catch polescatchcatchpollscatch poles poles inin ambushambush toto setset vponupon meeme.
OmnesOmnesYourYour fatherfather? awayaway IackeJack.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.ByBy thethe tasselstassells ofof thisthis handkercherhandkercher ’tis’tis truetrue, andand
whatwhat waswas hishis warlickewarlike stratagemestratagem thinkethink youyou? heehe thoughtthought be-becausebe∣causebecause
cause
aa wickerwicker cagecage tamestames aa nightingalenightingale, aa lowsylousy prisonprison couldcould
makemake anan asseass ofof meeme.
OmnesOmnesAA nastynasty plotplot.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.IAyI; asas thoughthough aa CounterCounter, whichwhich isis aa parkepark, inin whichwhich

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allall thethe wildewild beastsbeasts ofof thethe CittyCity runrun headhead byby headhead couldcould tametame
meeme.
EnterEnter thethe LordLord NolandNoland.

MollMoll.YonderYonder comescomes mymy LordLord NolandNoland.
OmnesOmnesSaueSave youyou mymy LordLord.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WellWell metmet GentlemenGentlemen allall, goodgood SirSir BewtiousBeauteousBewtious Gany-GanymedGany∣medGanymedeGanymed
med,
SirSir ThomasThomas LongLong?, andand howhow doesdoes MaisterMaster DapperDapper?
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.ThankesThanks mymy LordLord.
Mol.MollMol.NoNo TobaccoTobacco mymy LordLord?
L.LordL. NolNolandNolNoNo faith’faithfaith IackeJack.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.MyMy LordLord NolandNoland willwill youyou goego toto PimlicoPimlico withwith
vsus? weewe areare makingmaking aa booneboon voyagevoyage toto thatthat nappyhappy●appynappy landland ofof
spice-cakesspice-cakes
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.HeeresHere’shere’s suchsuch aa merrymerry gingging, II couldcould findfind inin mymy heartheart
toto sailesail toto thethe worldsworld’s endend withwith suchsuch companycompany, comecome Gentle-GentlemenGentle∣menGentlemen
men
let’slet’s onon.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.Here’sHere’s mostmost amorousamorous weatherweather mymy LordLord.
OmnesOmnesAmorousAmorous weatherweather.TheyThey walkewalk.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.IsIs notnot amorousamorous aa goodgood wordword?

EnterEnter TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore likelike aa poorepoor SouldierSoldier withwith aa patchpatehpatch o’reo’er oneone eieeye, andand
Teare-CatTear-CatTeare-Cat withwith himhim, allall tatterstatters.

Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ShallShall wewe setset vponupon thethe infantryinfantry, thesethese troopestroops ofof footfoot?
ZoundsZounds yonderyonder comescomes MolMoll mymy whoorishwhorish MaisterMaster &and MistresseMistress,
wo[*]ldwouldwo●ldwould II hadhad herher kidneyskidneys betweenebetween mymy teethteeth.
Tear-CatTear-Cat.II hadhad ratherrather hauehave aa cow heelecowcow-heelcow heele heel.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ZoundsZounds II amam soso patchtpatched vpup, sheshe cannotcannot discouerdiscover meeme:
wee’lwe’ll onon.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.AllaAlla coragocorago thenthen.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.GoodGood youryour HonoursHonours, andand WorshipsWorships, enlargeenlarge thethe earesears
ofof commiserationcommiseration, andand letlet thethe soundsound ofof aa hoarsehoarse militarymilitary or-organ-pipeor∣gan-pipeorgan-pipe
gan-pipe,
penetratepenetrate youryour pittifulpitiful bowelsbowels toto extractextract outout ofof themthem
soso manymany smallsmall dropsdrops ofof siluersilver, asas maymay giuegive aa hardhard strawbedstraw-bed lod-lodginglod∣ginglodging
ging
toto aa couplecouple ofof maim’dmaimed souldierssoldiers.
IackeJack Dap.DapperDap.WhereWhere areare youyou maim’dmaimed?

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TTearT Cat.Cat.InIn bothboth ourour neathernether limbslimbs.
Mol.MollMol.ComeCome, comecome, DapperDapper, letslet’s giuegive ’em’em somethingsomething, las’las
poorepoor menmen, whatwhat monymoney hauehave youyou? byby mymy trothtroth II louelove aa souldiersoldier
withwith mymy soulesoul.
SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.StayStay, staystay, wherewhere hauehave youyou seru’dserved?
T.ThomasT. LongLong.InIn anyany partpart ofof thethe LowLow countriescountries?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.NotNot inin thethe LowLow countriescountries, ifif itit pleaseplease youryour manhoodmanhood,
butbut inin HungarieHungaryhungary againstagainst thethe TurkeTurk atat thethe siedgesiege ofof BelgradBelgradeBelgrad.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WhoWho seru’dserved therethere withwith youyou sirrasirrah?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ManyMany HungariansHungarians, MoldauiansMoldavians, ValachiansWalachiansValachians, andand Tran-TransiluaniansTran∣siluaniansTransylvaniansTransiluanians
siluanians,
withwith somesome SclauoniansSclavonians, andand retyringretiring homehome sirsir, thethe Ve-VenetianVe∣netianVenetian
netian
GalliesGalleys tooketook vsus prisonersprisoners, yetyet free’dfreed vsus, andand sufferedsuffered vsus
toto begbeg vpup andand downedown thethe countrycountry.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.YouYou hauehave ambledambled allall ouerover ItalyItaly thenthen.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.OhOhO sirsir, fromfrom VeniceVenice toto RomaRoma, UecchioVecchio, BononiaBononia, RomaniaRomania,
BoloniaBolonia, ModenaModena, PiacenzaPiacenza, andand TuscanaTuscana, withwith allall herher CitiesCities, asas
PistoiaPistoia, ValteriaValteria, MountepulchenaMountepulchena, ArrezzoArrezzo, withwith thethe SiennoisSiennois, andand
diuersedivers othersothers.
Mol.MollMol.MeereMere roguesrogues, putput spurresspurs toto ’em’em onceonce moremore.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.ThouThou look’stlook’stlookest likelike aa strangestrange creaturecreature, aa fatfat butter-butter-boxbutter-boxbutterbox
box,
yetyet speak’stspeak’st EnglishEnglish,
WhatWhat artart thouthou?

T.TearT. Cat.Cat.IckIck minemine HereHere. IckIck binbinbeen denden rufflingruffling Teare=CatTeare-CatTearcatTear-cat.
DenDen, brauebrave SoldadoSoldadeSoldadeSoldado, IckIck binbinbeen dorickdorick allall DutchlantDutchlant.
GueresenGueresen: DerDer ShellumShellum dasdas meeremeeremere IneIne BeasaBeasa
IneIne woertwoert gaebgaeb.
IckIck slaagslaag umvinvinum stroakesstrokes onououon tomtom CopCop.
DastickDastick DenDen hundredhundred touzuntouzun DiuellDevil hallehall,
FrollickFrolicfrolic minemiueminemive HereHere.


SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.HereHere, herehere, let’slet’s bebe ridrid ofof theirtheir iobberingjobbering,
MollMoll.NotNot aa crossecross SirSir BewtiousBewtioutBeauteousBewtiout, youyou basebase roguesrogues, II hauehave
takentaken measuremeasure ofof youyou, betterbetter thenthan aa taylortailor cancan, andand I’leI’ll fitfit youyou,
asas youyou (monstermonster withwith oneone eieeye) hauehave fittedfitted meeme,
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.YourYour WorshipWorship willwill notnot abuseabuse aa souldiersoldier.

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MollMoll.SouldierSoldier? thouthou deseru’stdeserv’stdeservest toto beebe hang’dhanged vpup byby thatthat
tonguetongue whichwhich dishonoursdishonours soso noblenoble aa professionprofession, souldiersoldier youyou
skelderingskeldering varletvarlet? holdhold, standstand, therethere shouldshould bebe aa trapdoretrapdoortrap-door herehere aboutshereabouts
abouts.
PullPull offoff hishis patchpatch
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.TheThe ballesballs ofof thesethese glasiersglaziersglasiers ofof minemine (minemine eyeseyes)
shallshall bebe shotshot vpup andand downedown inin anyany hothot peecepiece ofof seruiceservice forfor mymy
inuincibleinvincible MistresseMistress.
IackeJack Dap.DapperDap.II diddid notnot thinkethink therethere hadhad benebeen suchsuch knaueryknavery inin
blackeblack patchespatches asas nownow II seesee.
Mol.MollMol.OhOhO sirsir hehe hathhath benebeen broughtbrought vpup inin thethe IleIsleI’ll ofof doggesdogs,
andand cancan bothboth fawnefawn likelike aa SpaniellSpaniel, andand bitebite likelike aa MastiueMastiffmastiff, asas
heehe findsfinds occasionoccasion.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WhatWhat areare youyou sirrasirrah? aa birdbird ofof thisthis featherfeather tootoo.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.AA manman beatenbeaten fromfrom thethe warswars sirsir.
T.ThomasT. LongLong.II thinkethink soso, forfor youyou neuernever stoodstood toto fightfight.
Iac.Jackjac. Dap.DapperDap.What’sWhat’s thythy namename fellowfellow souldiersoldier?
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.II amam cal’dcalled byby thosethose thatthat hauehave seenseen mymy valourvalour, Tear-CatTear-Cat.
OmnesOmnesTeare-CatTearcatTear-cat?
MollMoll.AA meeremere whip-Iackewhip-Jackwhiplack, andand thatthat isis inin thethe Common-Common-wealthCommonwealth
wealth
ofof roguesrogues, aa slaueslave, thatthat cancan talketalk ofof sea-fightsea-fight, namename allall
youryour chiefechief PiratsPirates, discouerdiscover moremore countriescountries toto youyou, thenthanthen eithereither
thethe DutchDutch, SpanishSpanish, FrenchFrench, oror EnglishEnglish euerever foundfound outout, yetyet in-indeedin∣deedindeed
deed
allall hishis seruiceservice isis byby landland, andand thatthat isis toto robrob aa FaireFair, oror somesome
suchsuch venturousventurous exploitexploit; Teare-CatTearcatTear-cat, footfoot sirrasirrah II hauehave youryour namename
nownow II rememberremember meme inin mymy bookebook ofof hornershorners, horneshorns forfor thethe
thumbethumb, youyou knowknow howhow.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.NoNo indeedindeed CaptaineCaptain MolMoll (forfor II knowknow youyou byby sightsight)
II amam nono suchsuch nippingnipping ChristianChristian, butbut aa maunderermaunderer vponupon thethe padpad
II confesseconfess, andand meetingmeeting withwith honesthonest TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore herehere, whomwhom youyou
hadhad cashierdcashiered fromfrom bearingbearing armesarms, outout atat elboweselbows vnderunder youryour
colourscolours, II instructedinstructed himhim inin thethe rudementsrudiments ofof rogueryroguery, andand
byby mymy mapmap mademade himhim sailesail ouerover anyany CountryCountry youyou cancan namename, soso
thatthat nownow hehe cancan maundermaunder betterbetter thenthan my selfemyself.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.SoSo thenthen TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore thouthou artart turn’dturned souldiersoldier nownow.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AlasAlas sirsir, nownow there’sthere’s nono warreswars, ’tis’tis thethe safestsafest coursecourse ofof
lifelife II couldcould taketake.
Mol.MollMol.II hopehope thenthenthan youyou cancan cantcant, forfor byby youryour cudgelscudgels, youyou

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sirrasirrah areare anan vprightupright manman.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.AsAs anyany walkeswalks thethe hygh wayhyghhighwayhigh way way II assureassure youyou.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd Teare-CatTearcatTear-cat whatwhat areare youyou? aa wildewild roguerogue, anan an-angleran∣glerangler
gler,
oror aa rufflerruffler?
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.BrotherBrother toto thisthis vprightupright manman, fleshflesh andand bloudblood, ruf-rufflingruf∣flingruffling
fling
Teare-CatTearcatTear-cat isis mymy namename, andand aa rufflerruffler isis mymy stilestyle, mymy titletitle,
mymy professionprofession.
Mol.MollMol.SirraSirrah where’swhere’s youryour DoxyDoxy, halthalt notnot withwith meeme.
OmnesOmnesDoxyDoxy MolMoll, what’swhat’s thatthat?
Mol.MollMol.HisHis wenchwench.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MyMy doxydoxy II hauehave byby thethe SalomonSolomonSalomon aa doxydoxy, thatthat carriescarries aa
kitchinkinchinkitchen mortmort inin herher slatslateslat atat herher backeback, besidesbesides mymy delldell andand
mymy daintydainty wildewild deldelldeal, withwith allall whomwhom I’leI’ll tumbletumble thisthis nextnext dark-darkmansdark∣mansdarkmans
mans
inin thethe strommelstrummel, andand drinkedrink benbenbeen baufebousebaufe, andand eateeat aa fatfat
gruntlinggruntling cheatecheat, aa cacklingcackling cheatecheat, andand aa quackingquacking cheatecheat.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.Here’sHere’s oldold cheatingcheating.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.MyMy doxydoxy stayesstays forfor meme inin aa bousingbousing kenken, brauebrave Cap-CaptaineCap∣taine
taineCaptain.
Mol.MollMol.HeeHe sayessays hishis wenchwench staiesstays forfor himhim inin anan alehousealehouse:
youyou areare nono purepure roguesrogues.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.PurePure roguesrogues? nono, weewe scornescorn toto bebe purepure roguesrogues, butbut
ifif youyou comecome toto ourour liblib kenken, oror ourour stallingstalling kenken, youyou shallshall findefind
neitherneither himhim nornor meeme, aa quirequeerchoir cuffincuffin.
Mol.MollMol.SoSo sirsir, nono churlechurl ofof youyou.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.NoNo, butbut aa benbenbeen cauecave, aa brauebrave cauecave, aa gentrygentry cuffincuffin.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.CallCall youyou thisthis cantingcanting?
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.ZoundsZounds, I’leI’ll giuegive aa schoolemaisterschoolmaster halfehalf aa crownecrown
aa weekweek, andand teachteach meeme thisthis pedlerspedlar’spedlars FrenchFrench.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.DoDo butbut strowlestroll sirsir, halfehalf aa haruestharvest withwith vsus sirsir, andand youyou
shallshall gabblegabble youryour belly-fullbellyful.
Mol.MollMol.ComeCome youyou roguerogue cantcant withwith meme.
T.ThomasT. LongLong.WellWell saydsaid MolMoll, cantcant withwith herher sirrasirrah, andand youyou shallshall
hauehave monymoney, elseelse notnot aa pennypenny.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.I’leI’ll hauehave aa boutbout ifif sheshe pleaseplease.
Mol.MollMol.ComeCome onon sirrasirrah.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.BenBen mortmort, shallshall youyou andand II heaueheave aa boothbooth, millmill aa kenken oror
nipnip aa bungbung, andand thenthen wee’lwe’ll couchcouch aa hogsheadhogshead vnderunder thethe Ruffe-RuffemansRuffe∣mansRuffemans

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mansRuffmans, andand therethere youyou shallshall wapwap withwith meme, &and IleI’ll niggleniggle withwith youyou.
Mol.MollMol.OutOut youyou damn’ddamned impudentimpudent rascallrascal.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.CutCut benarbenar whiddeswhidswhiddes, andand holdhold youryour famblesfambles andand youryour
stampesstamps.
LLordL Nol.NolandNol.NayNay, naynay, MolMoll, whywhy artart thouthou angryangry? whatwhat waswas hishis
gibberishgibberish?
Mol.MollMol.MarryMarry thisthis mymy LordLord sayessays heehe; BenBen mortmort (goodgood
wenchwench) shalshall youyou andand II heaueheave aa boothbooth, millmill aa kenken, oror nipnip aa bungbung?
shallshall youyou andand II robrob aa househouse, oror cutcut aa pursepurse?
OmnesOmnesVeryVery GoodGood.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd thenthen wee’lwe’ll couchcouch aa hogsheadhogshead vnderunder thethe Ruffe-RuffeRuffmansRuff-((mansman’s:

AndAnd thenthen wee’lwe’ll lielie vnderunder aa hedgehedge.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThatThat waswas mymy desiredesire CaptaineCaptain, asas ’tis’tis fitfit aa souldiersoldier
shouldshould lielie.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd therethere youyou shallshall wapwap withwith meeme, andand I’leI’ll niggleniggle
withwith youyou, andand that’sthat’s allall.
SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.NayNay, naynay MolMoll what’swhat’s thatthat wapwap?
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.NayNay teachteach meeme whatwhat nigglingniggling isis, I’deI’d fainefain beebe
nigglingniggling.
Mol.MollMol.WappingWapping andand nigglingniggling isis allall oneone, thethe roguerogue mymy manman
cancan telltell youyou.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.’Tis’Tis fadoodlingfadoodling: ifif itit pleaseplease youyou.
SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.ThisThis isis excellentexcellent, oneone fitfit moremore goodgood MollMoll,
Mol.MollMol.ComeCome youyou roguerogue singsing withwith meme.

AA gagegage ofof benbenbeen Rom-bouseRom-bouse
InIn aa bousingbousing kenken ofof Rom-vileRom-villeRom-vile.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.IsIs BenarBenar thenthanthen aa CasterCaster,
PeckePeck, pennampennam, laylay oror poplerpopler,
WhichWhich wewe millmill inin deusedeuse aa vilevile.
OhOhO II wudwould liblib allall thethe lightmanslightmans.TheThe songsong.
OhOhO II woudwould liblib allall thethe darkemansdarkmansdarkemans,
ByBy thethe sollamonsolomonsollamon vnderunder thethe RuffemansRuffmansRuffemans.
ByBy thethe sollamonsolomonsollamon inin thethe HartmansHartmans.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.AndAnd scourescour thethe QuireQueerChoir cramp ringcrampcramp-ringcramp ring ring,
AndAnd couchcouch tilltill aa pallyardpalliardpallyard dockeddocked mymy delldell,
SoSo mymy bousybousybouzy nabnab mightmight skewskew rome bouseromerom-bouseroam bouse bouse wellwell

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AuastAvast toto thethe padpad, letlet vsus bingbing,
AuastAvast toto thethe padpad, letlet vsus bingbing.

OmnesOmnesFineFine knauesknaves i’faithi’faith.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.TheThe gratinggrating ofof tenten newnew cart-wheelescartwheels, andand thethe
gruntlinggruntling ofof fiuefive hundredhundred hogshogs cõmingcōmingcoming fromfrom RumfordRumford mar-marketmar∣ketmarket
ket,
cannotcannot makemake aa worseworse noysenoise thenthan thisthis cantingcanting languagelanguage
doesdoes inin mymy earesears; praypray mymy LordLord NolandNoland, let’slet’s giuegive thesethese soul-souldierssoul∣dierssoldiers
diers
theirtheir paypay.
SirSir Bewt.BeauteousBewt.AgreedAgreed, andand letlet themthem marchmarch.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.HeereHere MolMoll.
Mol.MollMol.NowNow II seesee thatthat youyou areare stal’dstalledstaled toto thethe roguerogue, andand areare
notnot ashamedashamed ofof youryour professionsprofessions, lookelook youyou: mymy LordLord NolandNoland
heerehere andand thesethese GentlemenGentlemen, bestowesbestows vponupon youyou twotwo, twotwo
boordesboards andand aa halfehalf, that’sthat’s twotwo shillingsshillings sixesix pencepence.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ThankesThanks toto youryour LordshipLordship.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.ThankesThanks heroicallheroical CaptaineCaptain.
Mol.MollMol.AwayAway.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.WeeWewe shallshall cutcut benbenbeen whiddeswhidswhiddes ofof youryour MaistersMasters andand Mi-MistreshipMi∣streshipMistress-shipmistress-ship
streship,
wheresoeuerwheresoever wewe comecome.
MollMoll.You’lYou’ll maintainemaintain sirrasirrah thethe oldold IusticesJustice’sjustice’s plotplot toto hishis faceface.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.ElseElse trinetrine meme onon thethe cheatscheats: hanghang meme.
Mol.MollMol.BeBe suresure youyou meetemeet meeme therethere.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.WithoutWithout anyany moremore maundringmaund’ringmaundering I’leI’ll doo’tdo’t, followfollow
brauebrave Tear-CatTear-Cat.ExeuntExeunt theythey twotwo
manetmanet thethe restrest.
T.TearT. Cat.Cat.II præpraeprae, sequorsequor, letlet vsus gogo mousemouse.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.MolMoll whatwhat waswas inin thatthat cantingcanting songsong?
Mol.MollMol.TrothTroth mymy LordLord, onelyonly aa praisepraise ofof goodgood drinkedrink, thethe  ((onelyonly milkemilk
WhichWhich thesethese wildewild beastsbeasts louelove toto suckesuck, andand thusthus itit waswas:
AA richrich cupcup ofof winewine, ohoho itit isis iuycejuice DiuineDivine,
MoreMore wholesomewholesome forfor thethe headhead,: thenhenthanhen meatemeat, drinkedrink, oror breadbread,
ToTo fillfill mymy drunkendrunken patepate, withwith thatthat, I’deI’d sitsit vpup latelate,
ByBy thethe heelesheels wou’dwould II lielie, vnderunder aa lowsylousy hedgehedge diedie,
LetLet aa slaueslave hauehave aa pullpull atat mymy whorewhore, soso II bebe fullfull
OfOf thatthat preciousprecious liquorliquor; AndAnd aa parcellparcel ofof suchsuch stuffestuff mymy LordLord
NotNot worthworth thethe openingopening.

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EnterEnter aa CutpurseCutpurse veryvery gallantgallant, withwith fourefour oror fiuefive menmen afterafter
himhim, oneone withwith aa wandwand.

L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WhatWhat gallantgallant comescomes yonderyonder?
T.ThomasT. LongLong.MasseMass II thinkethink II knowknow himhim, ’tis’tis oneone ofof CumberlandCumberland.
11 Cut.CutpurseCutShallShall wewe ventureventure toto shuffleshuffle inin amongstamongst yonyonyond heapheap ofof
GallantsGallants, andand strikestrike?
22 Cut.CutpurseCut’Tis’Tis aa questionquestion whetherwhether therethere beebe anyany siluersilver shelsshells
amongstamongst themthem, forfor allall theirtheir sattinsatin outsidesoutsides.
OmnesOmnesLet’sLet’s trytry?
Mol.MollMol.PoxPox onon himhim, aa gallantgallant? shaddowshadow meeme, II knowknow himhim: ’tis’tis
oneone thatthat cumberscumbers thethe landland indeedindeed; ifif heehe swimmeswim neerenear toto thethe
shoreshore ofof anyany ofof youryour pocketspockets, lookelook toto youryour pursespurses.
OmnesOmnesIs’tIs’t possiblepossible?
Mol.MollMol.ThisThis brauebrave fellowfellow isis nono betterbetter thenthan aa foystfoist.
OmnesOmnes.FoystFoist, what’swhat’s thatthat?
Mol.MollMol.AA diuerdiver withwith twotwo fingersfingers, aa picke-pocketpickpocket; allall hishis
trainetrain studystudy thethe figgingfigging lawlaw, that’sthat’s toto saysay; cuttingcutting ofof pursespurses andand
foystingfoisting; oneone ofof themthem isis aa nipnip, II tooketook himhim onceonce i’thei’the twopen-twopennytwopen∣nytwopenny
ny
gallerygallery atat thethe FortuneFortune; thenthen there’sthere’s aa cloyercloyer, oror snapsnap, thatthat
doggesdogs anyany newnew brotherbrother inin thatthat tradetrade, andand snappessnaps willwill hauehave
halfehalf inin anyany bootybooty; HeeHe withwith thethe wandwand isis bothboth aa stalestale, whosewhose
officeoffice isis, toto faceface aa manman i’thei’the streetesstreets, whil’stwhilst shelsshells areare drawnedrawn byby
an otheranother, andand thenthen withwith hishis blackeblack coniuringconjuring rodrod inin hishis handhand, hehe
byby thethe nimblenessenimbleness ofof hishis eyeeye andand iuglingjuggling stickestick, willwill inin chea-cheapingchea∣pingcheaping
ping
aa peecepiece ofof plateplate atat aa goldsmithesgoldsmith’s stallstall, makemake fourefour oror fiuefive
ringesrings mountmount fromfrom thethe toptop ofof hishis caduceuscaduceus, andand asas ifif itit werewere atat
leape-frogleapfrog, theythey skipskip intointo hishis handhand presentlypresently.
2.2. Cut.CutpurseCutZoundsZounds weewe areare smoaktsmoked.OmnesOmnes.HaHa?
2.2. Cut.CutpurseCutWeeWewe areare boyl’dboiled, poxpox onon herher; seesee MollMoll thethe roaringroaring
drabbedrab.
1.1. Cut.CutpurseCutAllAll thethe diseasesdiseases ofof sixteenesixteen hospitalshospitals boyleboil herher: awayaway.
Mol.MollMol.BlesseBless youyou sirsir.
1.1. Cut.CutpurseCutAndAnd youyou goodgood sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.Do’stDost notnot kenken meeme manman?
1.1. Cut.CutpurseCutNoNo rrusttrusttrust meeme sirsir.

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Mol.MollMol.HeartHeart, there’sthere’s aa KnightKnight toto whomwhom I’meI’m boundbound forfor
manymany fauoursfavours, lostlost hishis pursepurse atat thethe lastlast newnew playplay i’thei’the SwanneSwan,
seuenseven AngelsAngels in’tin’t, makemake itit goodgood you’ryou’re bestbest; dodo youyou seesee? nono moremore.
1.1. Cut.CutpurseCutAA SinagogueSynagogue shallshall bebe cal’dcalled MistresseMistress MaryMary, disgracedisgrace
meeme notnot; pacuspacus palabrospalabros, II willwill coniureconjure forfor youyou, farewellfarewell:
Mol.MollMol.DidDid notnot II telltell youyou mymy LordLord?
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.II wonderwonder howhow thouthou cam’stcam’st toto thethe knowledgeknowledge ofof
thesethese nastynasty villainesvillains.
T.ThomasT. LongLong.AndAnd whywhy doedo thethe foulefoul mouthesmouths ofof thethe worldworld callcall
theethee MolMoll cutpurssecutpurse? aa namename, me thinkesmethinks, damn’ddamned andand odiousodious.
Mol.MollMol.DareDare anyany stepstep forthforth toto mymy faceface andand saysay,
II hauehave taneta’en theethee doingdoing soso MolMoll? II mustmust confesseconfess,
InIn youngeryounger dayesdays, whenwhen II waswas aptapt toto straystray,
II hauehave satsat amongstamongst suchsuch addersadders; seeneseen theirtheir stingsstings,
AsAs anyany herehere mightmight, andand inin fullfull play-housesplayhouses
WatchtWatched theirtheir quicke-diuingquick-diving handshands, toto bringbring toto shameshame
SuchSuch roguesrogues, andand inin thatthat streamestream metmet anan illill namename:
WhenWhen nextnext mymy LordLord youyou spiespy anyany oneone ofof thosethose,
SoSo heehe beebe inin hishis ArtArt aa schollerscholar, questionquestion himhim,
TemptTempt himhim withwith goldgold toto openopen thethe largelarge bookebook
OfOf hishis closeclose villaniesvillainies: andand youyou your selfeyourself shallshall cantcant
BetterBetter thenthan poorepoor MolMoll cancan, andand knowknow moremore laweslaws
OfOf cheaterscheaters, lifterslifters, nipsnips, foystsfoists, puggardspuggards, curberscurbers,
WithallWithal thethe diuelsdevil’s blackeblack guardguard, thenthan itit isis fitfit
ShouldShould bebe discouereddiscovered toto aa noblenoble witwit.
II knowknow theythey hauehave theirtheir ordersorders, officesoffices,
CircuitsCircuits andand circlescircles, vntounto whichwhich theythey areare boundbound,
ToTo raiseraise theirtheir owneown damnationdamnation inin.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.HowHow do’stdost thouthou knowknow itit?
MollMoll.AsAs youyou dodo, II shewshow itit youyou, theythey toto meme showshow itit.
SupposeSuppose mymy LordLord youyou werewere inin VeniceVenice.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WellWell.
Mol.MollMol.IfIf somesome ItalianItalian panderpander therethere wouldwould telltell
AllAll thethe closeclose trickestricks ofof curtizanscourtesans; wouldwould notnot youyou
HearkenHarken toto suchsuch aa fellowfellow?
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.YesYes.
Mol.MollMol.AndAnd herehere,

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BeingBeing comecome fromfrom UeniceVenice, toto aa friendfriend mostmost dearedear
ThatThat werewere toto trauelltravel thitherthither, youyou wouldwould proclaimeproclaim
YourYour knowledgeknowledge inin thosethose villaniesvillainies, toto sauesave
YourYour friendfriend fromfrom theirtheir quickequick dangerdanger: mustmust youyou hauehave
AA blackeblack illill namename, becausebecause illill thingsthings youyou knowknow,
GoodGood trothtroth mymy LordLord, II amam mademade MolMoll cutpursecutcutcutpurse purse purse soso.
HowHow manymany areare whoreswhores, inin smallsmall ruffesruffs andand stillstill lookeslooks?
HowHow manymany chastchaste, whosewhose namesnames fillfill slandersslander’sslanders bookesbooks?
WereWere allall menmen cuckoldscuckolds, whomwhom gallantsgallants inin theirtheir scornesscorns
CalCall soso, wewe shouldshould notnot walkewalk forfor goringgoring horneshorns,
PerhapsPerhaps forfor mymy maddemad goinggoing somesome reprouereprove meeme,
II pleaseplease my selfemyself, andand carecare notnot elseelse whowho louesloves meeme.
OmnesOmnesAA brauebrave mindemind MolMoll i’faithi’faith.
T.ThomasT. LongLong.ComeCome mymy LordLord, shal’sshall’s toto thethe OrdinaryOrdinary?
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.IAyay, ’tis’tis noonenoon suresure.
Mol.MollMol.GoodGood mymy LordLord, letlet notnot mymy namename condemnecondemn meme toto youyou ((oror toto thethe worldworld:
AA fencerfencer II hopehope maymay bebe cal’dcalled aa cowardcoward, isis hehe soso forfor thatthat?
IfIf allall thatthat hauehave illill namesnames inin LondonLondon, werewere toto bebe whiptwhipped,
AndAnd toto paypay butbut tweluetwelve pencepence aa peecepiece toto thethe beadlebeadle, II wouldwould ra-raratherra-((therthere

HaueHave hishis officeoffice, thenthan aa ConstablesConstable’sconstable’s.
Iack.Jackjack. Dap.DapperDap.SoSo wouldwould II CaptaineCaptain MollMoll: ’twere’twere aa sweetesweet tick-ticklingtick∣lingtickling
ling
officeoffice i’faithi’faith.ExeuntExeunt.

EnterEnter SirSir AlexanderAlexander WengraueWengraveWengraue, GoshawkeGoshawk andand
GreenewitGreenwit, andand othersothers.

Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexMyMy sonneson marrymarry aa theefethief, thatthat impudentimpudent girlegirl,
WhomWhom allall thethe worldworld stickestick theirtheir worstworst eyeseyes vponupon?
Greene.GreenwitGreene.HowHow willwill youryour carecare preuentprevent itit?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.’Tis’Tis impossibleimpossible.
TheyThey marrymarry closeclose, thei’rthey’re gonegone, butbut nonenone knowesknows whetherwhither.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO GentlemenGentlemen, whenwhen ha’shas aa fathersfather’s heart-stringsheart-stringsheartstrings
EnterEnter aa seruantservant.
HeldHeld outout soso longlong fromfrom breakingbreaking: nownow whatwhat newesnews sirsir?
SeruantServant.TheyThey werewere metmet vppo’thupo’th’upo’the waterwater anan hourehour sincesince, sirsir,
PuttingPutting inin towardstowards thethe SluceSluice.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexTheThe SluceSluice? comecome GentlemenGentlemen,

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’Tis’Tis LambithLambeth workesworks againstagainst vsus.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.AndAnd thatthat LambithLambeth, ioynesjoins moremore madmad matchesmatches, thenthan
youryour sixesix wetwet townestowns, twixttwixt thatthat andand Windsor-bridgeWindsor bridgeWindsor-bridge, wherewhere
faresfares lyelie soakingsoaking.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexDelayDelay nono timetime sweetesweet GentlemenGentlemen: toto Blacke FryarsBlackeBlackfriarsBlack Fryars Friars,
Wee’lWe’ll taketake aa pairepair ofof OaresOars andand makemake afterafter ’em’em.
EnterEnter TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.YourYour sonneson, andand thatthat boldbold masculinemasculine ramperamp
MyMy mistressemistress, areare landedlanded nownow atat TowerTower.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHoydaHoyda, atat TowerTower?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II heardheard itit nownow reportedreported.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhichWhich wayway GentlemenGentlemen shallshall II bestowbestow mymy carecare?
I’meI’m drawnedrawn inin peecespieces betwixtbetwixt deceiptdeceit andand shameshame.
EnterEnter sirsir Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard.
Fitz-Alla.FitzallardFitz-Alla.SirSir AlexanderAlexander.
You’rYou’re wellwell metmet, andand mostmost rightlyrightly seruedserved,
MyMy daughterdaughter waswas aa scornescorn toto youyou.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSaySay notnot soso firfir.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.AA veryvery abiectabject, sheeshe poorepoor GentlewomanGentlewoman,
YourYour househouse hadhad benebeen dishonoureddishonoured. GiueGive youyou ioyjoy sirsir,
OfOf youryour sonsson’s Gaskoyne-BrideGascoin-bride, you’lyou’ll bebe aa GrandfatherGrandfather shortlyshortly
ToTo aa finefine crewcrew ofof roaringroaring sonnessons andand daughtersdaughters,
’Twill’Twill helpehelp toto stockestock thethe suburbessuburbs passingpassing wellwell sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOO playplay notnot withwith thethe miseriesmiseries ofof mymy heartheart,
WoundsWounds shouldshould bebe drestdressed andand heal’dhealed, notnot vextvexed, oror leftleft
WideWide openopen, toto thethe anguishanguish ofof thethe patientpatient,
AndAnd scornefullscornful aireair letlet inin: ratherrather letlet pittypity
AndAnd aduiseadvise charitablycharitably helpehelp toto refreshrefresh ’em’em.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.Who’dWho’d placeplace hishis charitycharity soso vnworthilyunworthily.
LikeLike oneone thatthat giuesgives almesalms toto aa cursingcursing beggarbeggar,
HadHad II butbut foundfound oneone sparkespark ofof goodnessegoodness inin youyou
TowardTowards mymy deseruingdeserving childchild, whichwhich thenthen grewgrew fondfond
OfOf youryour sonnesson’s vertuesvirtues, II hadhad easedcasedcasedeased youyou nownow.
ButBut II perceiueperceive bothboth firefire ofof youthyouth andand goodnessegoodness,
AreAre rak’draked vpup inin thethe ashesashes ofof youryour ageage,
ElseElse nono suchsuch shameshame shouldshould hauehave comecome neerenear youryour househouse,
NorNor suchsuch ignobleignoble sorrowesorrow touchtouch youryour heartheart,

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Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIfIf notnot forfor worthworth, forfor pittiespity’spities sakesake assistassist meeme.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.YouYou vrgeurge aa thingthing pastpastpassed sensesense, howhow cancan hehe helpehelp youyou?
AllAll hishis assistanceassistance isis asas frailefrail asas oursours,
FullFull asas vncertaineuncertain, where’swhere’s thethe placeplace thatthat holdsholds ’em’em?
OneOne bringsbrings vsus water-neweswa●er-neweswater-news; thenthen comescomes an otheranother
WithWith aa fullfull charg’dcharged mouthmouth, likelike aa culuerinsculverin’s voycevoice,
AndAnd hehe reportsreports thethe TowerTower; whosewhose soundssounds areare truesttruest?
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.InIn vainevain youyou flatterflatter himhim sirsir AlexanderAlexander.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.II flatterflatter himhim, GentlemenGentlemen youyou wrongwrong meeme groslygrossly.
Greene,GreenwitGreene,HeeHe doe’sdoes itit wellwell i’faithi’faith.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.BothBoth newesnews areare falsefalse,
OfOf TowerTower oror waterwater: theythey tooketook nono suchsuch wayway yetyet.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOhOhO strangestrange: hearehear youyou thisthis GentlemenGentlemen, yetyet moremore ((plundgesplunges?
Fiz-Alla.FitzallardFiz-Alla.Th’areTh’arethey’re neerernearer thenthan youyou thinkethink forfor yetyet moremore closeclose,
thenthan ifif theythey werewere furtherfurther offoff.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHowHow amam II lostlost inin thesethese distractionsdistractions?
Fitz-Alla.FitzallardFitz-Alla.ForFor youryour speechesspeeches GentlemenGentlemen,
InIn taxingtaxing meme forfor rashnesserashness; fore’forefore youyou allall,
II willwill engageengage mymy statestate toto halfehalf hishis wealthwealth,
NayNay toto hishis sonnesson’s reuenewesrevenues, whichwhich areare lesseless,
AndAnd yetyet nothingnothing atat allall, tilltill theythey comecome fromfrom himhim;
ThatThat II couldcould (ifif mymy willwill stuckestuck toto mymy powerpower),
PreuentPrevent thisthis mariagemarriage yetyet, naynay banishbanish herher
ForFor euerever fromfrom hishis thoughtsthoughts, muchmuch moremore hishis armesarms.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSlackeSlack notnot thisthis goodnessegoodness, thoughthough youyou heapheap vponupon meme
MountainesMountains ofof malicemalice andand reuengerevenge hereafterhereafter:
I’deI’d willinglywillingly resigneresign vpup halfehalf mymy statestate toto himhim,
SoSo hehe wouldwould marrymarry thethe meanestmeanest drudgedrudge II hirehire.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.HeeHe talkestalks impossibilitesimpossibilities, andand youyou beleeuebelieve ’em’em.
Fitz-Alla.FitzallardFitz-Alla.II talketalk nono moremore, thenthan II knowknow howhow toto finishfinish,
MyMy fortunesfortunes elseelse areare hishis thatthat daresdares stakestake withwith meme,
TheThe poorepoor youngyoung GentlemanGentleman II louelove andand pittypity:
AndAnd toto keepekeep shameshame fromfrom himhim, (becausebecause thethe springspring
OfOf hishis affectionaffection waswas mymy daughtersdaughter’s firstfirst,
TillTill hishis frownefrown blastedblasted allall,) dodo butbut estateestate himhim
InIn thosethose possessionspossessions, whichwhich youryour louelove andand carecare
OnceOnce pointedpointed outout forfor himhim, thatthat hehe maymay hauehave roomeroom,

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ToTo entertaineentertain fortunesfortunes ofof noblenoble birthbirth,
WhereWhere nownow hishis desperatedesperate wantswants castscasts himhim vponupon herher:
AndAnd ifif II dodo notnot forfor hishis owneown sakesake chieflychiefly,
RidRid himhim ofof thisthis diseasedisease, thatthat nownow growesgrows onon himhim,
I’leI’ll forfeitforfeit mymy wholewhole statestate, beforebefore thesethese GentlemenGentlemen.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.TrothTroth butbut youyou shallshall notnot vndertakeundertake suchsuch matchesmatches,
Wee’lWe’ll perswadepersuade soso muchmuch withwith youyou.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexHeere’sHere’s mymy ringring,
HeHe willwill beleeuebelieve thisthis tokentoken: fore’forefore thesethese GentlemenGentlemen,
II willwill confirmeconfirm itit fullyfully: allall thosethose landslands,
MyMy firstfirst louelove lotted’lottedlotted himhim, hehe shallshall straightstraight possessepossess
InIn thatthat refusallrefusal.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.IfIf II changechange itit notnot, changechange meeme intointo aa beggarbeggar.
Green.GreenwitGreen.AreAre youyou madmad sirsir?
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.’Tis’Tis donedone.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WillWill youyou vndoeundo your selfeyourself byby doingdoing,
AndAnd sheweshow aa prodigallprodigal tricketrick inin youryour oldold daiesdays?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlex’Tis’Tis aa matchmatch GentlemenGentlemen.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.IAyay, IAyay, sirsir IAyI.
II akseask nono fauourfavour; trusttrust toto youyou forfor nonenone,
MyMy hopehope restsrests inin thethe goodnessegoodness ofof youryour sonson.ExitExit Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.HeeHe holdsholds itit vpup wellwell yetyet.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.OfOf anan oldold knightknight i’faithi’faith.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexCurstCursed bebe thethe timetime, II laidlaid hishis firstfirst louelove barrenbarren,
WilfullyWilfully barrenbarren, thatthat beforebefore thisthis hourehour
HadHad sprungsprung forthforth friutesfruits, ofof comfortcomfort andand ofof honourhonour;
HeHe lou’dloved aa vertuousvirtuous GentlewomanGentlewoman.EnterEnter MollMoll.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.LifeLife, heere’shere’s MolMoll.
Green.GreenwitGreen.IackJackjack.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.HowHow dostdost thouthou IackeJack?
Mol.MollMol.HowHow dostdost thouthou GallantGallant?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexImpudenceImpudence, where’swhere’s mymy sonneson?
MollMoll.WeakensseWeaknessWeakensse, gogo lookelook himhim.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIsIs thisthis youryour weddingwedding gownegown?
Mol.MollMol.TheThe manman talkestalks monthlymonthly:
HotHot brothbroth andand aa darkedark chamberchamber forfor thethe knightknight,
II seesee hee’lhe’ll bebe starkestark madmad atat ourour nextnext meetingmeeting.ExitExit MollMoll
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.WhyWhy sirsir, taketake comfortcomfort nownow, there’sthere’s nono suchsuch mattermatter,

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NoNo PriestPriest willwill marrymarry herher, sirsir, forfor aa womanwoman,
WhilesWhiles thatthat shape’sshape’s onon, andand itit waswas neuernever knowneknown,
TwoTwo menmen werewere marriedmarried andand conioyn’dconjoined inin oneone:
YourYour sonneson hathhath mademade somesome shiftshift toto louelove anotheranother.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhat ere’What ereWhate’erwhate’er ’ sheshe bebe, sheshe hashas mymy blessingblessing withwith herher,
MayMay theythey bebe richrich, andand fruitfullfruitful, andand receiuereceive
LikeLike comfortcomfort toto theirtheir issueissue, asas II taketake inin themthem,
Ha’sHas pleas’dpleased meme nownow, marryingmarrying notnot thisthis,
ThroughThrough aa wholewhole worldworld hehe couldcould notnot chusechoose amisseamiss.
Green.GreenwitGreen.GladGlad y’arey’areyou’re soso penitentpenitent, forfor youryour formerformer sinnesin sirsir.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.SaySay hehe shouldshould taketake aa wenchwench withwith herher smocke-dowrysmock-dowry,
NoNo portionportion withwith herher, butbut herher lipslips andand armesarms?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWhyWhy? whowho thriuethrive betterbetter sirsir? theythey hauehave mostmost blessingblessing,
ThoughThough otherother hauehave moremore wealthwealth, andand leastleast repentrepent,
ManyMany thatthat wantwant mostmost, knowknow thethe mostmost contentcontent.
Greene.GreenwitGreene.SaySay hehe shouldshould marrymarry aa kindkind youthfullyouthful sinnersinner.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAgeAge willwill quenchquench thatthat, anyany offenceoffence butbut thefttheft andand drun-drunkennessedrun-drunkenness(kennessekennesse,

NothingNothing butbut deathdeath cancan wipewipe awayaway.
ThereTheirThere sinnessins areare greenegreen, eueneven whenwhen theretheirthere headsheads areare graygrey,
NayNay II dispairedespair notnot nownow, mymy heart’sheart’s cheer’dcheered GentlemenGentlemen,
NoNo faceface cancan comecome vnfortunatelyunfortunately toto meme,
NowNow sirsir, youryour newesnews?EnterEnter aa seruantservant.
SeruantServant.YourYour sonneson withwith hishis fairefair BrideBride isis neerenear atat handhand,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexFaireFair maymay theirtheir fortunesfortunes bebe.
Green.GreenwitGreen.NowNow you’ryou’re resolu’dresolved sirsir, itit waswas neuernever sheshe,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexII findefind itit inin thethe musickemusic ofof mymy heartheart,

EnterEnter MolMollMol masktmasked, inin SebastiansSebastian’s handhand, andand Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard.

SeeSee wherewhere theythey comecome.
Gosh.GoshawkGosh.AA properproper lustylusty presencepresence sirsir.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNowNow hashas hehe pleas’dpleased meme rightright, II alwaiesalways counseldcounselled himhim
ToTo choosechoose aa goodlygoodly personablepersonable creaturecreature,
IustJust ofof herher pitchpitch waswas mymy firstfirst wifewife hishis mothermother.
Seb.SebastianSeb.BeforeBefore II daredare discouerdiscover mymy offenceoffence, II kneelekneel forfor pardonpardon.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlex;MyMy heartheart gauegave itit theethee, beforebefore thythy tonguetongue couldcould askeask itit,
RiseRise, thouthou hasthast rais’draised mymy ioyjoy toto greatergreater heightheight.

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ThenThanThen toto thatthat seatseat wherewhere griefegrief deiecteddejected itit,
BothBoth welcomewelcome toto mymy louelove, andand carecare forfor euerever,
HideHide notnot mymy happinessehappiness tootoo longlong, al’sall’s pardonedpardoned,
HereHere areare ourour friendsfriends, salutesalute herher, GentlemenGentlemen.TheyThey vnmaskeunmask herher.
OmnesOmnes.HeartHeart, whowho thisthis MolMoll?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOO mymy reuiuingreviving shameshame, is’tis’t II mustmust liuelive,
ToTo bebe struckestruck blindblind, bebe itit thethe workework ofof sorrowsorrow,
BeforeBefore ageage take’ttake’t inin handhand.
Fitz-All.FitzallardFitz-All.DarkenesseDarkness andand deathdeath.
HaueHave youyou deceau’ddeceived meeme thusthus? diddid II engageengage
MyMy wholewhole estateestate forfor thisthis.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYouYou asktasked nono fauourfavour,
AndAnd youyou shallshall findefind asas littlelittle, sincesince mymy comfortscomforts,
PlayPlay falsefalse withwith meme, I’leI’ll bebe asas cruellcruel toto theethee
AsAs griefegrief toto fathersfathers’father’s heartshearts.
Mol.MollMol.WhyWhy what’swhat’s thethe mattermatter withwith youyou?
Lesse’LessLess tootoo muchmuch ioyjoy, shouldshould makemake youryour ageage forgetfullforgetful,
AreAre youyou tootoo wellwell, tootoo happyhappy?
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexWithWith aa vengeancevengeance.
Mol.MollMol.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks youyou shouldshould bebe proudproud ofof suchsuch aa daughterdaughter,
AsAs goodgood aa manman, asas youryour sonneson.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexOO monstrousmonstrous impudenceimpudence.
Mol.MollMol.YouYou hadhad nono notenote beforebefore, anan vnmarktunmarked KinghtKnight,
NowNow allall thethe townetown willwill taketake regardregard onon youyou,
AndAnd allall youryour enemiesenemies fearefear youyou forfor mymy sakesake,
YouYou maymay passepass wherewhere youyou listlist, throughthrough crowdescrowds mostmost thickethick,
AndAnd comecome ofoffof brauelybravely withwith youryour purssepurse vnpicktunpicked,
YouYou dodo notnot knowknow thethe benefitsbenefits II bringbring withwith meeme,
NoNo cheatecheat daresdares workework vponupon youyou, withwith thumbethumb oror knifeknife,
WhileWhile y’auey’aveyou’ve aa roaringroaring girlegirl toto youryour sonnesson’s wifewife.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexAA diuelldevil rampantrampant.
Fitz-Alla.FitzallardFitz-Alla.HaueHave youyou soso muchmuch charitycharity?
YetYet toto releaserelease meeme ofof mymy lastlast rashrash bargainebargain,
AndAnd I’leI’ll giuegive inin youryour pledgepledge.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexNoNo sirsir, II standstand to’tto’t, I’leI’ll workework vponupon aduantageadvantage,
AsAs allall mischiefesmischiefs dodo vponupon meeme.
Aitz-All.FitzallardAitz-All.ContentContent, bearebear witnessewitness allall thenthen

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HisHis areare thethe landslands, andand soso contentioncontention endsends.
HereHere comescomes youryour sonnesson’s BrideBride, twixttwixt twotwo noblenoble friendsfriends.

EnterEnter thethe LordLord NolandNoland, andand SirSir BewtiousBeauteousBewtious GanymedGanymedeGanymed, withwith Ma-MaryMa∣ryMaryMarry
ry
Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard betweenebetween themthem, thethe CittizensCitizens andand theirtheir
wiueswives withwith themthem.

Mol.MollMol.NowNow areare youyou gull’dgulled asas youyou wouldwould bebe, thankethank meme for’tfor’t,
I’deI’d aa fore-fingerfore-singerforefingerfore-finger in’tin’t.
Seb.SebastianSeb.ForgiueForgive meeme fatherfather,
ThoughThough therethere beforebefore youryour eyeseyes mymy sorrowsorrow fain’dfeigned,
ThisThis stillstill waswas sheeshe, forfor whomwhom truetrue louelove complain’dcomplained.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexBlessingsBlessings eternalleternal, andand thethe ioyesjoys ofof AngelsAngels,
BeginneBegin youryour peacepeace heerehere, toto bebe sign’dsigned inin heauenheaven,
HowHow shortshort mymy sleepesleep ofof sorrowsorrow seemesseems nownow toto meme,
ToTo thisthis eternityeternity ofof boundlesseboundless comfortscomforts,
ThatThat findsfinds nono wantwant butbut vtteranceutterance, andand expressionexpression.
MyMy LordLord youryour officeoffice heerehere appearesappears soso honourablyhonourably:
SoSo fullfull ofof ancientancient goodnessegoodness, gracegrace, andand worthinesseworthiness,
II neuernever tooketook moremore ioyjoy inin sightsight ofof manman,
ThenThanThen inin youryour comfortablecomfortable presencepresence nownow.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.NorNor II moremore delightdelight inin doingdoing gracegrace toto vertuevirtue,
ThenThanThen inin thisthis worthyworthy GentlewomanGentlewoman, youryour sonnesson’s BrideBride,
NobleNoble Fitz-AlardsFitz-Allard’sFitz-allard’s daughterdaughter, toto whosewhose honourhonour
AndAnd modestmodest famefame, II amam aa seruantservant vow’dvowed,
SoSo isis thisthis KnightKnight.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexYourYour louesloves makemake mymy ioyesjoys proudproud,
BringBring foorthforth thosethose deedsdeeds ofof landland, mymy carecare laydlaid readyready,
AndAnd whichwhich, oldold knightknight, thythy noblenessenobleness maymay challengechallenge,
Ioyn’dJoinedjoined withwith thythy daughtersdaughter’s vertuesvirtues, whomwhom II priseprize nownow,
AsAs deerelydearlydear asas thatthat fleshflesh, II callcall mynemine owneown.
ForgiueForgive meme worthyworthy GentlewomanGentlewoman, ’twas’twas mymy blindnesseblindness
WhenWhen II reiectedrejected theethee, II sawsaw theethee notnot,
SorrowSorrow andand wilfullwilful rashnesserashness grewgrew likelike filmesfilms
OuerOver thethe eyeseyes ofof iudgementjudgement, nownow soso cleereclear
II seesee thethe brightnessebrightness ofof thythy worthworth appeareappear.
MaryMary.DutyDuty andand louelove maymay II deseruedeserve inin thosethose,

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AndAnd allall mymy wisheswishes hauehave aa perfectperfect closeclose,
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThatThat tonguetongue cancan neuernever erreerr, thethe sound’ssound’s soso sweetesweet,
HereHere honesthonest sonneson, receiuereceive intointo thythy handshands,
TheThe keyeskeys ofof wealthwealth, possessionpossession ofof thosethose landslands,
WhichWhich mymy firstfirst carecare prouidedprovided, thei’rthey’re thinethine owneown,
HeauenHeaven giuegive theethee aa blessingblessing withwith ’em’em, thethe bestbest ioyesjoys,
ThatThat cancan inin worldlyworldly shapesshapes toto manman betidebetide,
AreAre fertillfertile landslands, andand aa fairefair fruitfullfruitful BrideBride,
OfOf whichwhich II hopehope thou’rtthou’rt spedsped.
Seb.SebastianSeb.II hopehope soso tootoo sirsir.
Mol.MollMol.FatherFather andand sonneson, II ha’ha’doneha’doneha’ donedone youyou simplesimple seruiceservice herehere,
Seb.SebastianSeb.ForFor whichwhich thouthou shaltshalt notnot partpart MollMoll vnrequitedunrequited.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexThouThou artart aa maddmad girlegirl, andand yetyet II cannotcannot nownow con-condemnecon∣demnecondemn
demne
theethee.
Mol.MollMol.CondemneCondemn meeme? trothtroth andand youyou shouldshould sirsir,
I’deI’d makemake youyou seekeseek outout oneone toto hanghang inin mymy roomeroom,
I’deI’d giuegive youyou thethe slipslip atat GallowesGallows, andand cozencozen thethe peoplepeople.
HeardHeardHerded youyou thisthis iestjest mymy LordLord?
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WhatWhat isis itit IackeJack?
Mol.MollMol.HeHe waswas inin fearefear hishis sonneson wouldwould marrymarry meeme,
ButBut neuernever dreamtdreamt thatthat II wouldwould nerene’er agreeagree.
L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.WhyWhy? thouthou had’sthadst aa suitersuitor onceonce IackeJack, whenwhen wiltwilt marrymarry?
Mol.MollMol.WhoWho II mymy LordLord, I’leI’ll telltell youyou whenwhen ifaithi’faith,
WhenWhen youyou shallshall hearehear,
GallantsGallants voydvoid fromfrom SerieantsSergeants’sergeant’s fearefear,
HonestyHonesty andand truthtruth vnslandredunslandered,
WomanWoman man’dmannedmaned, butbut neuernever pandredpandered,
CheatesCheats bootedbooted, butbut notnot coachtcoached,
VesselsVessels olderolder e’reere they’rthey’re broachtbroached.
IfIf mymy mindemind bebe thenthen notnot variedvaried,
NextNext dayday followingfollowing, I’leI’ll bebe marriedmarried.

L.LordL. Nol.NolandNol.ThisThis soundssounds likelike domes-daydoomsday,
MollMoll.ThenThen werewere marriagemarriage bestbest,
ForFor ifif II shouldshould repentrepent, II werewere soonesoon atat restrest.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexIntrothIn trothIntroth tho’artthou’rt aa goodgood wenchwench, I’meI’m sorrysorry nownow,
TheThe opinionopinion waswas soso hardhard, II conceiu’dconceived ofof theethee.

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SomeSome wrongswrongs I’ueI’ve donedone theethee.EnterEnter TrapdoreTrapdoorTrapdore.
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.IsIs thethe windewind therethere nownow?
’Tis’Tis timetime forfor meeme toto kneelekneel andand confesseconfess firstfirst,
ForFor fearefear itit comecome tootoo latelate, andand mymy brainesbrains feelefeel ltitit,
VponUpon mymy pawespaws, II askeask youyou pardonpardon mistressemistress.
Mol.MollMol.PardonPardon? forfor whatwhat sirsir? whatwhat ha’shas youryour rogueshiprogueship donedone
nownow?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.II hauehave benebeen fromfrom timetime toto timetime hir’dhired toto confoundconfound youyou,
byby thisthis oldold GentlemanGentleman.
Mol.MollMol.HowHow?
Trap.TrapdoorTrap.PrayPray forgiueforgive himhim,
ButBut maymay II connsellcounsel youyou, youyou shouldshould neuernever doo’tdo’t.
ManyMany aa snaresnare toto entrappentrap youryour WorshipsWorship’sworship’s lifelife,
HaueHave II laidlaid priuilyprivily, chaineschains, watcheswatches, IewelsJewelsjewels,
AndAnd whenwhen heehe sawsaw nothingnothing couldcould mountmount youyou vpup,
FoureFourfour hollow-heartedhollow-hearted AngelsAngels hehe thenthen gauegave youyou,
ByBy whichwhich hehe meantmeant toto traptrap youyou, II toto sauesave youyou.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexToTo allall whichwhich, shameshame andand griefegrief inin meme crycry guiltyguilty,
ForgiueForgive meeme nownow, II castcast thethe worldsworld’s eyeseyes fromfrom meeme,
AndAnd lookelook vponupon theethee freelyfreely withwith minemine owneown:
II seesee thethe mostmost ofof manymany wrongswrongs beforebefore heehe,
CastCast fromfrom thethe iawesjaws ofof enuyenvy andand herher peoplepeople,
AndAnd nothingnothing foulefoul butbut thatthat, Il’eI’ll neuernever moremore
CondemneCondemn byby commoncommon voycevoice, forfor that’sthat’s thethe whorewhore,
ThatThat deceiuesdeceives mansman’s opinionopinion; mockesmocks hishis trusttrust,
CozensCozens hishis louelove, andand makesmakes hishis heartheart vniustunjust.
Mol.MollMol.HereHere bebe thethe AngelsAngels GentlemenGentlemen, theythey werewere giuengiven meme
AsAs aa MusitianMusician, II pursuepursue nono pittypity,
FollowFollow thethe lawlaw, andand youyou cancan cuckecuck meeme, sparespare notnot
HangHang vpup mymy vyallviolvial byby meme, andand II carecare notnot.
Alex.AlexAlexanderAlexSoSo farrefar I’meI’m sorrysorry, I’leI’ll thricethrice doubledouble ’em’em
ToTo makemake thythy wrongswrongs amendsamends,
ComeCome worthyworthy friendsfriends mymy honourablehonourable LordLord,
SirSir BewteousBewteonsBeauteousBewteons GanymedGanymedeGanymed, andand NobleNoble Fitz-AllardFitz-Allard,
AndAnd youyou kindkind GentlewomanGentlewoman, whosewhose sparklingsparkling presencepresence,
AreAre gloriesglories setset inin mariagemarriage, beamesbeams ofof societysociety,
ForFor allall youryour louesloves giuegive lusterluster toto mymy ioyesjoys,

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TheThe happinessehappiness ofof thisthis dayday shallshall bebe remembredremembered,
AtAt thethe returnereturn ofof eueryevery smilingsmiling springspring:
InIn mymy timetime nownow ’tis’tis borneborn, andand maymay nono sadnessesadness
SitSit onon thethe browesbrows ofof menmen vponupon thatthat dayday,
ButBut asas II amam, soso allall goego pleas’dpleased awayaway.



EpilogusEpilogus,

AA PainterPainter hauinghaving drawnedrawn withwith curiouscurious ArtArt
TheThe picturepicture ofof aa womanwoman (eueryevery partpart,
Limb’dLimbed toto thethe lifelife) hunghung outout thethe peecepiece toto sellsell:
PeoplePeople (whowho pass’dpassed alongalong) veiwingviewing itit wellwell,
GaueGave seuerallseveral verdictsverdicts onon itit. somesome dispraiseddispraised
TheThe hairehair, somesome saydsaid thethe browesbrows tootoo highhigh werewere raisedraised,
SomeSome hithit herher o’reo’er thethe lippeslips, mislik’dmisliked theirtheir colourcolour,
SomeSome wishtwished herher nosenose werewere shortershorter; somesome, thethe eyeseyes fullerfuller,
OthersOthers saydsaid rosesroses onon herher cheekescheeks shouldshould growgrow,
SwearingSwearing theythey looktlooked tootoo palepale, othersothers cry’dcried nono,
TheThe workemanworkman stillstill asas faultfault waswas foundfound, diddid mendmend itit,
InIn hopehope toto pleaseplease allall; (butbut thisthis workework beingbeing endedended)
AndAnd hunghung openopen atat stallstall, itit waswas soso vilevile,
SoSo monstrousmonstrous andand soso vglyugly allall menmen diddid smilesmile
AtAt thethe poorepoor PaintersPainter’spainter’s follyfolly. SuchSuch weewe doubtdoubt
IsIs thisthis ourour ComedyComedy, SomeSome perhapsperhaps dodo flouteflout
TheThe plotplot, sayingsaying; ’tis’tis tootoo thinnethin, tootoo weakeweak, tootoo meanemean,
SomeSome forfor thethe personperson willwill reuilerevile thethe ScœneScoeneScenescene.
AndAnd wonderwonder, thatthat aa creaturecreature ofof herher beingbeing
ShouldShould beebe thethe subiectsubject ofof aa PoetPoet, seeingseeing
InIn thethe worldsworld’s eieeye, nonenone weighesweighs soso lightlight: othersothers lookelook

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ForFor allall thosethose basebase trickestricks publish’dpublished inin aa bookebook,
(FouleFoul asas hishis brainesbrains theythey flow’dflowed fromfrom) ofof Cut-purseCutpurse,
OfOf NipsNips andand FoystsFoists, nastienasty, obscœneobscoeneobscene discoursesdiscourses,
AsAs fullfull ofof lieslies, asas emptieempty ofof worthworth oror witwit,
ForFor anyany honesthonest eareear, oror eyeeye vnfitunfit. AndAnd thusthus,
IfIf wewe toto eueryevery brainebrain (that’sthat’s humeroushumorous)
ShouldShould fashionfashion SceanesScenes, wewe (withwith thethe PainterPainter) shallshall
InIn striuingstriving toto pleaseplease allall, pleaseplease nonenone atat allall.
YetYet forfor suchsuch faultsfaults, asas eithereither thethe writerswriter’swriters witwit,
OrOr negligencenegligence ofof thethe ActorsActors dodo commitcommit,
BothBoth crauecrave youryour pardonspardons: ifif whatwhat bothboth hauehave donedone,
CannotCannot fullfull paypay youryour expectationexpectation,
TheThe RoringRoaringRoring GirleGirl her selfeherself somesome fewfew dayesdays hencehence,
ShallShall onon thisthis StageStage, giuegive largerlarger recompencerecompense.
WhichWhich MirthMirth thatthat youyou maymay shareshare inin, her selfeherself doesdoes woewoowoe ((youyou,
AndAnd crauescraves thisthis signesign, youryour handshands toto beckenbeckon herher toto youyou.


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1. (1-b) : The caption is printed along the left vertical edge of the woodcut image.
2. (4-a) : The regularized reading Wengrave is amended from the original Wentgraue.
3. (4-a) : The regularized reading Neatfoot is amended from the original Neats-foot.
4. (4-a) : The regularized reading Wengrave is amended from the original Wentgraue.
5. (6-b) : The regularized reading seems is amended from the original seeemes.
6. (6-b) : The regularized reading filled is amended from the original fiil’d.
7. (13-a) : The regularized reading Dapper is amended from the original Dappper.
8. (15-a) : The regularized reading Moll is amended from the original Mols.
9. (19-a) : The regularized reading you is amended from the original your.
10. (21-b) : The regularized reading what is amended from the original whats.
11. (22-a) : The regularized reading sting is amended from the original sing.
12. (22-b) : The regularized reading like is supplied for the original l[···].
13. (25-a) : The regularized reading precontract is amended from the original precontact.
14. (25-a) : The regularized reading fright is amended from the original frighr.
15. (25-a) : The regularized reading line comes from the original line, though possible variants include lain.
16. (25-b) : Erroneous stage direction: Mistress Gallipot must leave only after her next speech.
17. (26-a) : The regularized reading Adam is supplied for the original Ad[*]m.
18. (26-b) : The regularized reading son is amended from the original sonnne.
19. (27-b) : The regularized reading for is amended from the original fot.
20. (34-a) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Mistress Gallipot.
21. (35-a) : The regularized reading him is amended from the original hiw.
22. (29-a) : The regularized reading Unhappy is amended from the original Vnahppy.
23. (38-a) : The regularized reading would is supplied for the original wo[*]ld.
24. (39-b) : The regularized reading bouse is amended from the original baufe.
25. (40-a) : The regularized reading lay comes from the original lay, though possible variants include lap.
26. (40-a) : The regularized reading vile comes from the original vile, though possible variants include vill.
27. (41-a) : The regularized reading trust is amended from the original rrust.
28. (43-b) : The regularized reading Weakness is amended from the original Weakensse.
29. (44-b) : The regularized reading Knight is amended from the original Kinght.
30. (46-a) : The regularized reading it is amended from the original lt.